The Rally of Forces for Change (in
French: ''Rassemblement des forces pour le changement'' or RFC), formerly the Rally of Democratic Forces (in
French: ''Rassemblement des Forces Démocratiques'' or RaFD) is a
Chadian rebel group led by
Timane Erdimi
Timane Erdimi is the leader of the Chadian rebel group Rally of Democratic Forces (''Rassemblement des Forces pour le Changement'', RFC) which had 800 soldiers in early 2008. He is a member of the ethnic group Zaghawa and nephew of the Chadian Pr ...
. It is currently allied to the
United Front for Democratic Change
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rebel group and both were dedicated to overthrowing Erdimi's uncle,
Chadian President
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Idriss Déby
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and his
administration
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. As of May 1, 2006, RFC has a significant presence in the cities of
Guéréda,
Tissi and
Adré
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History
The Chadian-Sudanese co ...
. The 12,000 troops that make up the RFC were expected to disrupt the 2006 presidential elections, but they did not, and President Déby returned to power.
September 2006 government offensive
On September 19, 2006, the
Government of Chad
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began a campaign involving 3,000 against the RFC, according to the
Military of Chad
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. The troops attacked RFC rebels at the
Hadjer Marfaine area bordering
Sudan,
[Chad: New Offensive Targets Rebels]
IndiaDaily while simultaneously attacking other groups within the
UFDC at
Moudeina, and
Aram Kolle. Mahamat Inee, RFC spokesperson, said, "We were attacked by two columns of government troops on 19 September, but we repelled them." Inee said the RFC took 43 government soldiers prisoner, and seized 40 jeeps and trucks and two tanks. He confirmed news reports that
French Mirage fighter jets stationed in Abeche made surveillance runs over the RFC's position. Timane Edrimi warned that "all French citizens, military or civil, that fall into the hands of our combatants will be considered like
mercenaries
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and treated accordingly."
[Chad: New Fronts Open in Eastern Fighting]
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References
{{Chadian-Sudanese conflict
Chadian Civil War (2005–2010)
Rebel groups in Chad