Chad bombs rebel base in Sudan
07/01/2008 18:58  - (SA)  

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Ndjamena - Chadian air force planes on Monday attacked a Chadian rebel base across the border, southwest of El-Geneina in the Darfur region of Sudan, a military source said.

The air raid was carried out around 04:00 by two helicopters, an Mi-17 and an Mi-24, along with a Pilatus light aircraft, military and security officials said.

The sources confirmed a report from Khartoum on Sunday that a similar attack had been carried out in the same Darfur region against rebels opposed to Chad's President Idriss Deby Itno.

Several rebel bases lie south of El-Geneina, the capital of West Darfur, about 200km across the desert from Abeche, the main town in eastern Chad.

 

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