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Chad

Coordinates: 15°N 19°E / 15°N 19°E / 15; 19

Chad (ⁱ/tʃæd/; Arabic: تشاد‎ Tshād; French: Tchad), officially the Republic of Chad (Arabic: جمهورية تشاد‎ Jumhūrīyat Tshād; French: République du Tchad), is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest and Niger to the west. It is the fifth largest country in Africa in terms of area.

Chad has several regions: a desert zone in the north, an arid Sahelian belt in the centre and a more fertile Sudanian Savanna zone in the south. Lake Chad, after which the country is named, is the largest wetland in Chad and the second-largest in Africa. N'Djamena, the capital, is the largest city. Chad is home to over 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups. Arabic and French are the official languages. Islam and Christianity are the most widely practiced religions.

Beginning in the 7th millennium BC, human populations moved into the Chadian basin in great numbers. By the end of the 1st millennium BC, a series of states and empires rose and fell in Chad's Sahelian strip, each focused on controlling the trans-Saharan trade routes that passed through the region. France conquered the territory by 1920 and incorporated it as part of French Equatorial Africa. In 1960, Chad obtained independence under the leadership of François Tombalbaye. Resentment towards his policies in the Muslim north culminated in the eruption of a long-lasting civil war in 1965. In 1979, the rebels conquered the capital and put an end to the south's hegemony. However, the rebel commanders fought amongst themselves until Hissène Habré defeated his rivals. He was overthrown in 1990 by his general Idriss Déby. Since 2003, the Darfur crisis in Sudan has spilt over the border and destabilised the nation, with hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees living in and around camps in eastern Chad.

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West African force killed 42 Islamic State fighters in Lake Chad area -statement

This is Money 23 Jun 2019

... killed 42 Islamic State fighters in the Lake Chad region on June 21, the force said in a statement....

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West African force killed 42 Islamic State fighters in Lake Chad area: statement

Reuters 23 Jun 2019

A military task force from West African countries killed 42 Islamic State fighters in the Lake Chad region on June 21, the force said in a statement ... ....

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West African task force says troops killed 42 Islamic State fighters near Lake Chad

Reuters 23 Jun 2019

West African troops killed 42 suspected Islamic State fighters in a battle in the Lake Chad region on June 21, the heaviest death toll suffered by the insurgents in the last six months, a regional military task force said in a statement ... ....

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Boko Haram jihadist attack kills 8 in Chad: sources

Modern Ghana 23 Jun 2019

Seven Chadian soldiers and a local guard were killed in a Boko Haram jihadist ambush in Lake Chad, the latest in a surge of attacks in the region, security sources said on Sunday ... Security sources said the seven Chadian soldiers and the guard were killed in an ambush on Friday in Mbomouga in Chad's Ngouboua area, an ......

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Evelyn Lozada doesn’t ‘have an ounce of hate’ towards ex Chad Johnson

New York Post 23 Jun 2019

Chad Johnson’s ex-wife says that she doesn’t “have an ounce of hate” toward him — even though she was hospitalized after he allegedly head-butted her. Evelyn Lozada, who divorced Johnson shortly after the incident, told Page Six, “I am cool with Chad....

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Chad Atherton

Messenger-Inquirer 23 Jun 2019

LIVERMORE -- Chad Atherton 44, of Livermore, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 20, 2019, at University of Louisville Medical Center. Phillip Chad Atherton was born Jan ... Chad was a Gideon, was active in Emmaus and was a member of the Ohio Valley Tractor Pullers Association ... Friends may visit with Chad's family from 4 to 8 p.m....

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NASCAR Notebook: William Byron appreciates crew chief Chad Knaus’ direct approach

Union Leader 23 Jun 2019

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The Tribune San Luis Obispo 23 Jun 2019

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Fort Wayne Journal Gazette 23 Jun 2019

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Times Gazette 23 Jun 2019

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Letter: A little levity and a pat on the back

Fort Smith Times Record 23 Jun 2019

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Doin’ just peachy, thank you: Some favorite peach recipes

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