Darfur Bleeds: Recent Cross-Border Violence in Chad

Summary

Background

Chad and the Darfur conflict intertwined

Chad’s precarious internal political and security situation

Cross-border Attacks on Civilians in Chad

Sudanese-based Janjaweed attacks into Chad

Ethnic targeting by Janjaweed and others

Janjaweed leadership implicated in attacks in Chad

Sudanese government participation and complicity in cross-border attacks

Janjaweed-Chadian rebel coordination

Escalating Violence in Darfur and Consequences for Chad

New refugee flows into Chad

Humanitarian Consequences in Chad of Cross-Border Violence

Tens of thousands displaced south of Adré

Impact of insecurity on humanitarian assistance

Recommendations

To the United Nations Security Council

To the Government of Sudan

To the Government of Chad

To the African Union

To the United Nations and other humanitarian agencies in Chad and Darfur

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