Chad calls for EU deployment as rebels regroup
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N'DJAMENA  - Chad's President Idriss Deby called on the European Union on Thursday to deploy a peacekeeping force urgently to the east after rebels who raided his capital pulled back halfway towards the Sudan border.
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Rebels stormed Chad's capital, delaying arrival of EU troops to help refugees.
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France is ready to launch a military operation in Chad against rebels if necessary, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday
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The head of an EU peacekeeping force deploying to protect Darfur refugees pledged Wednesday that troops would not become embroiled in the conflict between Chad's government and rebels.
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France flies 150 fresh troops to Chad amid reports of a rebel advance on the capital N'Djamena.
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Chadian troops are sent to intercept rebels who are advancing on the capital after seizing a key town.
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The UN Security Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a French resolution endorsing sending a European Union-UN  force to Chad and the Central African Republic to protect civilians reeling from a spillover of the Darfur conflict.
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A summit of African Union leaders shifted its attention Friday from the crisis in Kenya to Chad, with delegates voicing fears of a major conflict that could scupper peace efforts in Sudan.
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French forces transported munitions from Libya and other countries to Chad's army during a rebellion in the Central African country earlier this month, a French Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday.
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Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno issued a "solemn call" Thursday for a European peacekeeping force for Darfur refugees, put on hold by recent unrest in his country, to deploy as soon as possible.
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Tens of thousands of Chadians fled when rebels stormed the capital earlier this month. They're returning cautiously.
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Chadian rebels from the Union of Forces for Development and Democracy (UFDD) launched a new offensive in the far east of the country, bordering Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, French and Chadian officials said.
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French officials sought on Wednesday to ease tensions with Chad after President Nicolas Sarkozy offended local sensibilities by promising to bring home a group of Europeans accused of abducting 103 African children.
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France has sent about 150 supplementary troops to Chad as a "precautionary measure" in response to a rebel offensive in the central African nation, a French Defense Ministry official said Friday.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban  Ki-moon called on Sunday for an end to fighting in Chad, where  rebels have besieged the presidential palace, and the Security  Council met to address the situation.
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France warns rebels in Chad that it could intervene if they continue to threaten the capital, N'Djamena.
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The European Union and the United Nations are discussing the possibility of sending an EU peacekeeping force to Chad and Central African Republic for six months to help those affected by the spillover from the Darfur conflict, U.N. diplomats said Friday.