Chad says rebel attack from Sudan "imminent": minister

0 Comments | AFP, April, 2008

NDJAMENA (AFP) — Thousands of rebels massed in Sudan are about to attack neighbouring Chad in an attempt to destabilise it, Chad's defence minister said Wednesday.

President Idriss Deby Itno meanwhile held his first meeting with opposition leaders in more than two months, and in New York the UN Security Council called for both Chad and Sudan to respect previous peace agreements.

Chad's Defence Minister Mahamat Ali Abdallah said: "Once again the regime of (Sudanese President) Omar Al-Bashir, as part of its determination to destabilise Chad, is massing, training and heavily arming thousands of its mercenaries on Chad's eastern frontier to launch attacks in the next few days."

He added: "Beshir's aim is not only to destabilise Chad but in time the entire...