March 4, 2019 – Deserters from a Chadian rebel group based in Libya were ambushed at the border of the two countries leaving seven people dead, their group said Monday. The attack happened on Saturday at Sossal on the Chadian border where the deserters were supposed to meet and turn themselves over to Chad’s army as well as surrender their arms, the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) said in a statement. Several Chadian rebel groups are based in the Sahel desert region of southern Libya. On Sunday, Chad closed its border with Libya until further notice. In January, another rebel group, the UFR entered northeast Chad from Libya but were stopped by several French air strikes and the Chadian army.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 04, 2019 19:18 UTC