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{{Short description|2006 cross-border attack on Chad by Sudanese militiamen}}
{{Infobox Military Conflict
|conflict=Raid on Amdjereme
|partof=Part of the [[Chadian-Sudanese conflict]]
|date=March 6, 2006
|place=[[Amdjereme]], [[Chad]]
|result=Breaking of the [[Tripoli Accord]] and renewal of the Chadian-Sudanese conflict
|combatant1=[[Janjaweed]]
|combatant2=[[Image:Flag of Chad.svg|20px]] [[Chad military]]
|casualties1=Unknown
|casualties2=Unknown
}}
{{Campaignbox Chad-Sudan}}
The alleged '''raid''' '''on''' '''Amdjereme''' took place in [[Amdjereme]], [[Chad]] on March 6, 2006, only two weeks after [[Chad]] and [[Sudan]] signed the [[Tripoli Accord]] in which the governments of the two nations pledged to end support for rebels operating in their respective countries. According to Chadian forces, the attack began when [[Janjaweed]], [[Sudan]]ese [[militia]]men, aided by the [[Government of Sudan]], crossed the [[Chad–Sudan border|border]] from Sudan into Chad and raided the town of Amdjereme. According to Chadian Minister of Communications [[Hourmadji Moussa Doumgor]] the Janjaweed stole "700 camels, 1,000 cows and 1,500 sheep and other goods belonging to these peaceful citizens. This new janjawid attack constitutes a flagrant violation of the Tripoli Accord and the Sudanese government should be held responsible. This latest incursion by Sudanese government militia undermines efforts backed by the African Union and Libya to seek a lasting solution to the conflict between the two countries."<ref>[http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=58379 "CHAD: Government accuses Sudan of more attacks against civilians near border"], IRIN, March 9, 2006.</ref>

In the government report, the Chadian military exchanged gunfire with the rebels and chased them back into Sudan. They recovered and returned the livestock to the citizens of Amdjereme.

The [[Government of Chad]] has accused Sudan of supporting [[United Front for Democratic Change]] rebels in the past, such as the [[Battle of Borota]] and the first and [[Second Battle of Adré]]. [[Chadian President]] [[Idriss Déby]] is especially concerned over recent high-level defections from the Chadian military to Sudan. The attack was the second in the region in three days.<ref>{{cite news|publisher=Reuters|title=Chad sacks 70 army officers after defections|date=2006-03-11|url=http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=imprimable&id_article=14486}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Chad-Sudan conflict]]
**[[Second Battle of Adré]]
**[[Battle of Borota]]
*[[United Front for Democratic Change]]
*[[Mohammed Nour Abdelkerim]]

==References==
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{{Chadian-Sudanese conflict}}

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[[Category:2006 in Chad]]
[[Category:Battles of the Chadian Civil War (2005–2010)|Amdjereme]]
[[Category:Ouaddaï Region|Amdjereme]]
[[Category:March 2006 in Africa]]

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