French helped Chad's army
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French forces transported munitions from Libya and other countries to Chad's army during a rebellion earlier this month, a Defense Ministry spokesman said Thursday.
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France's military said on Thursday it had  transported munitions to the Chadian government army, which  repelled a rebel attack on the capital N'Djamena this month.
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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner arrived Friday in Chad on the second leg of an African tour aimed at reviewing prospects for aiding victims of the Darfur conflict in neighbouring Sudan.
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N'DJAMENA  - Six French aid workers sentenced to hard labor in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children will be returned to France on Friday under an accord between the two states, a Chad justice ministry official said.
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The US has provided airlifts and pledged $300 million to support African troops in west Sudan. By Abraham McLaughlin - staff writer and Duncan Woodside - contributor.
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N'DJAMENA  - Chad's government on Wednesday displayed more than 100 prisoners it said were captured during a rebel assault on the capital this month, branding them Sudanese mercenaries, Islamic militants and members of al Qaeda.
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Six French aid workers sentenced to eight years hard labor in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children arrived on Friday in France where they are due to serve their sentences in jail.
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Heavily armed Chadian soldiers reinforced their positions in the capital on Monday, girding for attack after a rebel convoy was spotted heading toward the capital of this volatile central African nation.
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Government troops in Central African  Republic, backed by French forces, have launched an offensive  to retake a northeast town from rebels, and have recaptured its  airport, a French military spokesman said on Tuesday.
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ABECHE, Chad  - Chadian authorities charged nine French nationals on Tuesday with abduction and fraud after they were detained trying to fly 103 children to live with families in Europe, Chad's government said.
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N'DJAMENA  - Chad's army retook the eastern military center of Abeche on Sunday after the withdrawal of rebels who took the town a day earlier in the latest challenge to President Idriss Deby, the government and aid workers said.
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The European force resumes its deployment in Chad following fierce clashes in the capital.
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France raised the alert level Thursday for its military forces in Chad following intelligence reports that rebels were moving toward the African country's capital, a military spokesman said.
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France has sent around 100 extra troops  to the Central African Republic after a series of rebel attacks  in the poor, landlocked country, which borders Sudan's violent  Darfur region, the French military said on Thursday.
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France has sent around 100 extra troops to the Central African Republic after a series of rebel attacks in the poor, landlocked country, which borders Sudan's violent Darfur region, the French military said on Thursday.
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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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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said France could boost its presence in Afghanistan to help the Afghan army and police in a surprise visit to give French troops his Christmas greetings.