A Chad army tank is seen on the street in N'djamena, Chad. [Reuters]Libya-based rebels have set their sights on Chad's capital N'Djamena after the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby on Monday. It was established after a violent split from another Chadian rebel group, the Sudan-backed UFDD. Unlike many other Chadian groups in Libya, FACT fought for Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar, said Jerome Tubiana, a researcher specialising on Chad. The United Nations Libya panel of experts said in its Dec. 2019 report that FACT had about 700 fighters.

Source: Standard Digital April 22, 2021 09:25 UTC