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Article: Sudan vows to 'crush' Chadian army incursions.
- Article from:
- Sudan Tribune (Sudan)
- Article date:
- May 20, 2009
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May 19, 2009 (KHARTOUM) -- The Sudanese army reacted strongly to statements by Chadian officials in which they said that they preparing for an offensive inside Sudan to pursue rebel groups seeking to oust president Idriss Deby.
A file photo taken 14 December 2006 shows the Chadian army deploying on the battlefield of Hadjer Marfain, east of Chad (AFP)
This week the acting Chadian defense minister Adoum Younousmi said that his army will "pass across the border to deal with these pockets of mercenaries". "We have asked our troops to deploy and those units which are due to intervene are in the process of gathering around these sites ... The Chadian ...