France in warning to Chad rebels
348475
France warns rebels in Chad that it could intervene if they continue to threaten the capital, N'Djamena.
665218
France declared it would intervene to protect the Chadian government if called upon and a Darfur rebel group said it had sent troops to help bolster the president.
34024
France flies 150 fresh troops to Chad amid reports of a rebel advance on the capital N'Djamena.
273156
France is ready to launch a military operation in Chad against rebels if necessary, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday
499392
Hundreds of civilians have died in fierce fighting between rebels and government forces in Chad's capital, Red Cross officials said Tuesday, as the insurgents agreed to a cease-fire and their momentum faded. Former colonial power France threatened to enter the fight to support the government.
643356
France's foreign minister warned Monday against a "permanent repentance" for colonialism and said his country should invest more in oil-rich former colony Algeria.
489047
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the Security Council on Tuesday that sending U.N. peacekeepers to Chad carries "serious risks" because of the volatile situation in the central African nation and possible attacks by rebel groups.
595773
A senior UN official on Friday warned that a reported proxy war between Sudan and Chad through rebel groups on each side of their border threatened to destabilize the region and could lead to a wider conflict.
712339
The French and American embassies in Chad prepared nationals there for possible evacuation as rebels opposed to President Idriss Deby threatened the capital.
266807
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.
334234
The UN Security Council calls for backing for Chad's government, after two days of clashes with rebels.
42275
N'DJAMENA  - Six French aid workers sentenced to hard labor in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children flew out of the African nation on Friday bound for France where they are due to serve their sentences in jail.
535303
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.
653681
The commander of the EU's new peacekeeping mission to Chad and the Central African Republic warned rebel groups Tuesday not to interfere with its efforts to protect refugees from strife-torn Darfur.
734483
N'DJAMENA  - The French and U.S. embassies in Chad were preparing their nationals there for possible evacuation on Saturday as advancing rebels opposed to President Idriss Deby threatened the capital N'Djamena from the northeast.
490817
Shooting has reportedly been heard in the eastern Chadian city of Abeche, amid warnings of a new rebel offensive.
297251
Nine French citizens were arrested in Chad after a group tried to fly more than 100 African children to France, saying it wanted to save them from the crisis in neighboring Darfur, the French Foreign Ministry said.