Daoud Soumain
Daoud Soumain (died February 2, 2008) was the Chadian Chief of Army Staff. While Deputy Chief of Staff he was given in 2003 command of the Chadian contingent sent in the Central African Republic (CAR), which had been sent to consolidate the CAR President François Bozizé's rule as he had just risen to power. Later promoted to Chief of Staff, he was killed in the 2008 Battle of N'Djamena during a war between rebels and the government.Radio Netherlands Worldwide Radio Netherlands (RNW; ) was a public radio and television network based in Hilversum, producing and transmitting programmes for international audiences outside the Netherlands from 1947 to 2012. Its services in Dutch ended on 11 May 2012. Eng ... Chad rebels kill army chief of staff References Year of birth missing 2008 deaths Chadian military leaders Chadian military personnel killed in action Place of birth missing {{Chad-bio-stub ...
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Second Chadian Civil War
Second Chadian Civil War may refer to: * Chadian–Libyan War, which included a Chadian civil war * Chadian Civil War (2005–2010) The Chadian Civil War of 2005–2010 began on 18 December 2005. Since its independence from France in 1960, Chad has been swamped by civil wars between the Arab-Muslims of the north and the Sub-Saharan-Christians of the south. As a result, lea ...

2008 Battle Of N'Djamena
The Battle of N'Djamena began on February 2, 2008, when Chadian rebel forces opposed to Heads of state of Chad, Chadian President Idriss Déby entered N'Djamena, the capital of Chad, after a three-day advance through the country. The rebels were initially successful, taking a large part of the city and attacking the heavily defended presidential palace. They did not capture the palace, and after two days of fighting they withdrew to outside the city. Around two days later they retreated east. The assault on the capital was part of a longer military campaign to unseat the Chadian president. The array of rebels fighting against the government shifted during the war: this attack involved approximately 2,000 men from the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development, the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development-Fundamental and the Rally of Democratic Forces (rebel group), Rally of Democratic Forces. Several non-rebel opposition leaders were arrested by the government. Hundred ...
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