Foreign Gunmen Raid Village, Battle Army
From Times Wire Reports
Hundreds of Arab militiamen from Sudan raided a village inside Chad, setting off gun battles with the Chadian army that killed 60 militiamen, a soldier and six civilians, Chad’s defense minister said.
The militia reportedly has conducted cross-border raids for weeks, stealing livestock and terrorizing Sudanese refugees and Chadian civilians, officials said.
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