Chad completes military operations inside Sudan - official.May 17, 2009 (NDJAMENA) -- The Chadian army announced today its withdrawal from Sudan after capturing 100 rebels who had sought refuge Refuge See also Concealment. Adullam cave where David hid from Saul. [O. T.: I Samuel 22:1] Alsatia (white friars) London monastery; former refuge for lawless characters. [Br. Hist. there. A Chadian soldier stands beside a vehicle that was destroyed during fierce clashes in 2007. (AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. ) Chad Chad (chăd, chäd), Fr. Tchad, officially Republic of Chad, republic (2005 est. pop. 9,826,000), 495,752 sq mi (1,284,000 sq km), N central Africa. air army raided three times the area of Jabel Sandu south of El Geneina, which lies about 60 kilometers inside Sudan. Chadian rebels said they were now based inside their country while Khartoum refused to react militarily to the Chadian incursions calling for political solution to Chadian internal problems. "After following mercenaries inside Sudan, exercising our right of pursuit, the forces of defense and security have withdrawn this afternoon (Sunday) from inside Sudan," said the Acting Minister of Defense, Adoum Younousmi Adoum Younousmi (born 1962) is a Chadian politician who is currently Minister of State for Infrastructure. Younousmi became Minister of Public Works and Transport in June 2003[1] at the presidential palace in N'Djamena. "We cleaned all the bases of mercenaries within the Sudan up to 40 klm. We have destroyed seven pockets of mercenaries. The fugitives were treated by aviation without any collateral damage collateral damage Surgery A popular term for any undesired but unavoidable co-morbidity associated with a therapy–eg, chemotherapy-induced CD to the BM and GI tract as a side effect of destroying tumor cells ", he further said. "We will no longer allow any country to host mercenaries against Chad. Regardless of the depth (in foreign territory), we will destroy them where they are," concluded the minister. "We captured about 100 prisoners who will be shown within 48 hours," he stressed. This is the first official confirmation that Chad had sent ground troops into Sudan to pursue rebels who had launched earlier this month an attack against the government troops in eastern Chad. Chadian President Idriss Deby said on Saturday "determined to get rid once and for all" of the rebels and will continue to exercise his "right of hot pursuit" in Sudan, which accuses Chad of bombing raids on its territory. Yesterday also the UN deputy secretary general Haile Menkerios, speaking from Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (ăd`ĭs ăb`əbə) [Amharic,=new flower], city (1994 pop. 2,112,737), capital of Ethiopia. It is situated at c.8,000 ft (2,440 m) on a well-watered plateau surrounded by hills and mountains. , urged Chad to take the diplomatic path, to end its difference with Sudan and to negotiate with rebels. This is the first time a UN official makes such statements. The French government called yesterday to avoid escalation es·ca·late v. es·ca·lat·ed, es·ca·lat·ing, es·ca·lates v.tr. To increase, enlarge, or intensify: escalated the hostilities in the Persian Gulf. v.intr. . (ST) Copyright 2003-2009 SudanTribune - All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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