Categories: History of Chad | Battles of the Chadian-Sudanese conflict Reuters Group plc LSE: RTR NASDAQ: RTRSY is best known as a news service that provides reports from around the world to newspapers and broadcasters. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Sudan, United Front for Democratic Change rebel alliance Chad Commanders Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir (Sudan), Mohammed Nour (UFDC) Idriss Deby Strength ~120,000 est. ... NDjamena, «ehn JAHM uh nuh», population 721,000 (2005), is the capital of Chad. ... Adré is an administrative district in Chad. ... Geneina (sometimes Al-Junaynah) is the capital of West Darfur state in Sudan. ... Abéché is a city in Chad, the capital of Ouaddaï prefecture. ... Time in Office 2 December 1990 – Present Predecessor Hissène Habré Date of Birth 1952 Place of Birth Fada, Chad Idriss Déby (born 1952) is the president of Chad and the head of the Patriotic Salvation Movement. ... Omar al-Bashir Lieutenant General Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir (born January 1, 1944) is the president of Sudan. ... Muammar Abu Minyar al-Qaddafi 1 — pronounced Gaddafi — (Arabic: معمر القذافي ) (born c. ... For the stepson of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, see Mohammed Nour al-Din Saffi Mohammed Nour founded and led the Chadian rebel group Rally for Democracy and Liberty until it became a subsidiary to the United Front for Democratic Change rebel alliance, led by Nour and formed between December... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Abdelwahit About is the Secretary General of the Chadian rebel group FIDEL and a commander of the United Front for Democratic Change rebel alliance. ... Ahmed Aboul Gheit (born June 12, 1942 in Heliopolis, Egypt,) has been the foreign minister of Egypt since July 2004, since the government of Ahmed Nazif took office. ... Foreign Minister - Government of Nigeria (1993 - 1995) Category: ... The Fur (fòòrà in Fur, فور in Arabic) are a people of the western Sudan, numbering about 0. ... Zaghawa is an African ethnic group, mainly living in eastern Chad and western Sudan, including the Darfur province of Sudan. ... The Association Tchadienne pour la Promotion et la Défense des Droits de lHomme or Chadian Association for the Promotion and Defence of Human Rights (abbreviated as ATDPH or ATPDH) is a human rights organization operating in Chad. ... Headquartereded in Geneva, Switzerland, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (established December 14, 1950) protects and supports refugees at the request of a government or the United Nations and assists in their return or resettlement. ... The African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) originated in early July 2004, when both the African Union and European Union sent monitors to monitor the Darfur crisis cease-fire signed in April 2004. ... Organization for Community Supported Sustainable Agriculture in Chad is a non-profit organization founded in 2003 by 40-year old, Chadian scholar and graduate of Brigham Young University, Toupta Boguena. ... The Petroleum Revenue Oversight and Control Committee or Collège de Contrôle et de Surveillance des Ressources Pétrolières is a Chadian government watchdog committee in charge of overseeing the governments use of petrol reserves and revenues. ... This article needs to be updated. ... Platform for Change, Unity and Democracy, abbreviated as S.C.U.D., is a Chadian rebel group that was formed in October of 2005 by former members of the Military of Chad who deserted and united under founders and current leaders, 30-year old Yaya Dillo Djérou and his... The Alliance of Revolutionary Forces of West Sudan was formed on January 20, 2006, when the Justice and Equality Movement and the Sudan Liberation Movement merged to form a single rebel alliance in the Sudanese region of Darfur. ... The Rally for Democracy and Liberty is a Chadian rebel group that was formed in August of 2005 by former members of the Military of Chad. ... The National Movement for Reform and Development (NMRD) is a Sudanese rebel group based in the region of Darfur that was formed when it broke away from the Justice and Equality Movement in 2004 because it felt JEM focused to much on the political, rather than the social and economic... The Janjaweed (variously spelled Janjawid, Jingaweit, Jinjaweed, Janjawiid, Janjiwid, etc. ... Under President Hissein Habre, members of Gourane, Zaghawa, Kanembou, Hadjerai, and Massa ethnic groups dominated the military of Chad. ... The Sudan Peoples Armed Forces is a 60,000-member army supported by a small air force and navy. ... Douglas C-47 in 1976 The Chad Air Force was formed in 1961 as Escadrille Nationale Tchadienne, and renamed Force Aérienne Tchadienne in 1973. ... // Prehistory Human presence in Chad is very ancient, a humanoid skull found in Borkou is more than 3 million years old. ... The history of Sudan is marked by influences (military and cultural) from neighboring areas (e. ... Combatants Rally for Democracy and Liberty and Platform for Change, Unity, and Democracy Chadian citizens Casualties 100-300 Unknown, at least one. ... Combatants Janjaweed Chad military Casualties Unknown Unknown The Battle of Amdjereme took place in Amdjereme, Chad on March 6, 2006, only two weeks after Chad and Sudan signed the Tripoli Accord in which the governments of the two nations pledged to end support for rebels operating in their respective countries. ... The 2006 Chad presidential election will take place on May 3. ... The Battle of NDjamena was a battle between the forces of the revolutionary United Front for Democratic Change (UFDC) and the military of Chad when rebel forces launched an assault on the capital of Chad in the pre-dawn hours, attempting to overthrow the government of President Idriss Deby...