The Union of Forces for Democracy and Development is the largest group of
Chad
Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...
ian rebel forces opposed to former
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Idriss Déby. It was formed in October 2006 under the leadership of
Mahamat Nouri
General Mahamat Nouri (born 1947) is a Chadian insurgent leader who currently commands the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD). A Muslim from northern Chad, he began his career as a FROLINAT rebel, and when the group's Second Army ...
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The group consists of:
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United Front for Democratic Change
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On 22 October 2006, the newly formed Union attacked the eastern Chad town of
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. Although it was initially unclear if they succeeded or if the government was able to defend the city, it later became clear that the Union had captured the city, along with several other cities like Am Timan.
In 2016 the
Front for Change and Concord in Chad
The Front for Change and Concord in Chad (french: Front pour l’alternance et la concorde au Tchad, ar, جبهة التغيير والوفاق في تشاد), or FACT, is a political and military organisation created by SG Mahamat Mahdi Ali in ...
born as split from the UFDD, this group is led by Mahamat Mahdi Ali, who studied in France where he was a
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member. The group is considered by the authorities "the most well-supplied with fighters and weapons". The FACT led the latest major offensive from rear bases in Libya, which left the death of the President Déby on 19 April 2021, and weeks later the military junta that took power, led by his son the General Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, claimed to have killed several hundred FACT fighters, who retreated into southern Libya.
FACT refused to sign the agreement with the government, saying in a statement that this "rejection is concomitant with the failure to take into account our demands", such as the release of prisoners. The rebel group also stated that it "remains available for dialogue everywhere and always".