What the records say
- When
- 13 Apr 2006
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 12.12° N, 15.07° E
- Description
- 2006 battle
Battle of N'Djamena (2006)
2006 battle between Chadian military and UFCD forces
The Battle of N'Djamena took place between the forces of the revolutionary United Front for Democratic Change (UFCD) and the military of Chad that occurred on 13 April 2006 when rebel forces launched an assault on the capital of Chad in the pre-dawn hours, attempting to overthrow the government of President Idriss Déby Itno from their bases an estimated thousand miles east.
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