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Re: قطر تحرك المعارضة التشادية من جديد بعد اتجاه دبي صوب مالي! (Re: تاج الدين عبدالله آدم)
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"There was a deal between Chad and Sudan, but not us. We were asked to put down our weapons and begin negotiations with Deby. As soon as he saw we had sincerely put down our weapons he refused to begin talks."
Erdimi, a nephew and former aide of Deby, said that not all the rebels had disarmed and were now massing between the Sudanese-Chad border town of Tissi in the southeast to the Libyan border in the north.
"The UFR had about 6,000 men in July 2010 and 300 vehicles. Even if we have only 50 percent of that now, it's a good number," he said.
While it remains unclear how much support the new rebellion has, the rebels may have chosen to renew fighting at a time when Deby's and France's army is stretched and preoccupied elsewhere.
Weapons are also readily available in the Sahara region since the fall of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Chad's army has 2,400 of its best troops fighting Islamist rebels alongside French forces in northern Mali and a further 600 troops stationed in the Central African Republic (CAR).
The decision has won him international plaudits in recent months - particularly from Paris, raising his profile, as have his efforts to push for peace talks between the government and rebels in neighboring CAR.
"Deby is not a democrat. If he were we wouldn't have to pick up arms," Erdimi said. "He wants to restore his reputation through the Mali intervention.
"We aren't against the intervention and we oppose terrorism, but we fear the Mali intervention will make people forget the dictatorship and misery that Chadians are living under Deby's regime."
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