Death toll from drone strike in eastern Chad rises to 20

Chad orders retaliation after deadly Sudan border strike

© Facebook / Présidence de la République du Tchad. Chad’s president Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has directed the military to respond forcefully to cross-border attacks from Sudan, following a deadly drone strike that killed at least 17 people near the frontier. The attack struck the town of Tine during a funeral gathering, with explosions hitting a residential area and leaving multiple casualties, including children. Local accounts described chaos …

Death toll from drone strike in eastern Chad rises to 20

The death toll from a Sudanese drone strike that hit the Chadian border town of Tine on Wednesday has risen to 20, authorities said on Saturday, reported Xinhua. Ten others sustained injuries in the attack and are being treated at a hospital in the Chadian city of Abeche, the country's Ministry of the Armed Forces, Veterans Affairs and War Victims said in a statement on Saturday. The statement said the information was obtained during a visit to …