Chadian soldiers celebrate as they parade in N'Djamena upon returning from the front lines, on May 9, 2021. death of President Idriss DebyCrowds in the capital N'Djamena cheered on Sunday as soldiers returned from the front line in a column of tanks and armoured vehicles.
"The triumphant return of the army to the barracks today heralds the end of operations and Chad's victory," the army's Chief of the General Staff Abakar Abdelkerim Daoud told reporters.The transitional military authorities have previously said they have defeated the rebels only for fighting to continue.Rebels from Front for Change and Concord captured during the fighting in the north of the country, are pictured at the army headquarters in N'Djamena, Chad on May 9, 2021.
FACT fighters crossed the border from Libya in April to take a stand against Deby, whose 30-year rule they opposed. Mahdi Bechir, one of the Front for Change and Concord in Chad leaders, who was captured during fighting in the north, speaks to journalists in N'Djamena on May 9, 2021. On Saturday, security forces fired tear gas to disperse a protest against the ruling military council.
Opposition politicians and civil society have denounced the takeover as a coup and called for supporters to take to the streets. They had planned a further protest on Sunday, but postponed it out of fear the authorities planned to suppress it violently, Mahamat Nour Ibedou, a prominent human rights activist, told Reuters news agency.
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