Chad’s longtime leader has died of wounds suffered during a visit to front-line troops battling a little-known rebel group, the military says. It released a list of five high-ranking military officials who it said were killed, and 10 others it said were wounded, including Chad's president. The military says he was killed on the battlefield, while visiting troops on the frontline. The Chadian military has only acknowledged five deaths in weekend fighting in which it said it killed 300 rebels. The rebels are believed to have armed and trained in neighbouring Libya before crossing into northern Chad on April 11.

Source: Stuff April 20, 2021 17:26 UTC