The Battle of Adré took place in

Adré Adré (Arabic: أدري) is the main town of the Assoungha department in the Ouaddaï Region of Chad. It is located very close to Chad's eastern border with Sudan, 400m away. The town is served by Adré Airport. History The Chadian-Sudanese ...

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on 18 December 2005. The

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began when the Chadian

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groups

Rally for Democracy and Liberty The Rally for Democracy and Liberty, abbreviated as R.D.L. (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et la Liberté in French) is a Chadian rebel group that was formed in August 2005 by former members of the Military of Chad who deserted and united under ...

(RDL) and

Platform for Change, Unity, and Democracy Platform for Change, Unity and Democracy, abbreviated as S.C.U.D. (Socle pour le Changement, l'Unité et la Démocratie in French), is a Chadian rebel group that was formed in October 2005 by former members of the Military of Chad who deserted and u ...

(SCUD), allegedly backed by the government of

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, attacked the garrison in this city. However, Chadian loyalists, who had been forewarned by

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of the attack, easily repulsed the attackers. Either seventy, one hundred, or three hundred rebels were killed, depending on reports. Governmental losses are unknown, but they lost at least one Russian-made helicopter in a collision with electric wires during the fighting, while another

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helicopter was heavily damaged by rebel fire which killed at least one crew member. On 19 December, SCUD leader

Yaya Dillo Djérou Yaya Dillo Djérou is a Chadian politician, leader of the opposition. Life On October 14, 2005, when the government of Idriss Déby had to admit desertions in the army, especially from the Zaghawa, the President's ethnic group. These deserters w ...

said, "A few of our troops have participated in the action in Adré, but it is being led by the RDL. Yesterday we took control of the city."Chad claims killing 300 rebels
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'', December 20, 2005.

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