Chad’s government began preparing to deploy the national army to the country’s eastern border with Sudan following a spate of cross-border attacks. A drone strike on March 18th reportedly killed 17 including mourners attending a funeral service, prompting Mahamat Déby, Chad’s president, to vow retaliation. The move to shore up the border, which the government says will also involve relocating several thousand refugees from the area, is the latest sign that the civil war in Sudan is destabilising the country’s neighbours. Last month fighting between Sudanese factions in which five Chadian soldiers were killed prompted the Chadian government to close the border. In a separate statement last week the government said it could potentially carry out operations on Sudanese territory. Meanwhile fighting in Blue Nile State, in south-east Sudan, drew closer to the border with Ethiopia.
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Chad’s government began preparing to deploy the national army to the country’s eastern border with Sudan following a spate of cross-border attacks. A drone strike on March 18th reportedly killed 17 including mourners attending a funeral service, prompting Mahamat Déby, Chad’s president, to vow retaliation. The move to shore up the border, which the government says will also involve relocating several thousand refugees from the area, is the latest sign that the civil war in Sudan is destabilising the country’s neighbours. Last month fighting between Sudanese factions in which five Chadian soldiers were killed prompted the Chadian government to close the border. In a separate statement last week the government said it could potentially carry out operations on Sudanese territory. Meanwhile fighting in Blue Nile State, in south-east Sudan, drew closer to the border with Ethiopia.