Chadian army clashes with rebels

From Reuters:

Chad's government says its army killed more than 100 rebels and lost nine soldiers in two gun battles in eastern Chad this week, but the rebels say they inflicted heavy losses on the government forces.

The renewed violence in the east of oil-producing Chad comes amid N'Djamena's efforts to see United Nations peacekeepers leave the country ahead of elections, and improving ties with Sudan, which it previously accused of backing the rebels.
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Deby on Wednesday congratulated Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on a "brilliant" election win in polls held earlier this month and said the result would improve ties between the two countries.