Sudan-Chad tensions
2008-05-12 14:11
May 12 - Sudan has accused neighbouring Chad of backing rebels who attacked the capital Khartoum at the weekend and has cut diplomatic relations.
Here is a chronology of recent Chad-Sudan tensions:
January/February 2004 - Thousands of refugees from Sudan's Darfur region arrive in Chad fleeing government bombings and raids by Arab Janjaweed militias.
April 9 - Chad brokers a ceasefire between the Sudanese government and two Darfur rebel groups.
April 11 2005 - Chad suspends mediation, accusing Sudan of supporting Chadian rebels. It returns to mediation after promises from Khartoum that it would act against the rebels.
December 18 - Chad says its forces killed about 300 rebels after they launched a failed offensive on the border town of Adre. Sudan denies involvement.
February 8 2006 - Chad and Sudan agree to put an end to their dispute at a meeting in Libya.
April 13 - Chad government forces fight off attack by rebels on the capital N'Djamena. Several hundred people killed. Deby breaks diplomatic relations with Sudan the next day.
August 8 - Chadian President Idriss Deby and Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir agree to restore ties.
February 1 2007 - Rebels fighting to overthrow Deby launch an attack on Adre, before being beaten back.
February 22 - At a conference in Libya, leaders of Sudan and Chad pledge to redouble efforts to end border violence.
May 3 - Sudan and Chad sign a Saudi-brokered reconciliation deal in Riyadh.
October 25 - Chad and four Sudan-based Chadian rebel groups sign a "definitive peace accord" in Libya. At least two groups later abandoned the accord.
February 3 2008 - Deby beats back rebels who got as far as the presidential palace in an attempt to oust him. Former colonial power France rallies behind Deby.
March 13 - Sudanese and Chadian leaders sign non-aggression deal in Senegal, however, Chadian rebels dismiss the peace pact the next day.
May 10 - Rebels make a lightning advance from the western Darfur region to attack Khartoum.
May 11 - Sudan accuses Chad of backing the rebels and cuts diplomatic relations. Chad denies involvement.