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Africa Horn
Chad warns UNSC it plans cross-border "hot pursuit"
2008-02-02
In a related matter, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Thursday evacuated most of its staff from its office in a town in eastern Chad after a series of armed attacks this week on the agency and other aid organizations operating in the region. Five vehicles, belonging to the Agency, its non-governmental partners and Medecins Sans Fronti}res Suisse, were stolen at gunpoint in the past few days.
Chad on Friday warned the Security Council that it intends to use all means at its disposal, including cross-border incursions into Sudan, to defend the country from the aggression "orchestrated" by Khartoum, and called on the members to urge Sudan to stop this "macabre venture."

"The Chadian Government intends to make use of the full range of means at its disposal, including hot pursuit of the aggressors, to exercise its right of self-defence against the aggression orchestrated and strongly supported by the Sudan," Chadian envoy Mahamat Ali Adoum said in a letter to the Security Council President. Adoum informed the council of "this grave situation, which has spread to the centre of the country, and requested the council to take note of it, because it is a flagrant violation by this neighbouring country of its commitments and a threat to peace and security in the sub-region."

Quoting from a Government communique issued earlier this week, Adoum complained that mercenaries, backed by the Sudanese forces, were emboldened by their attacks on Moudeina and Adde, felt they could take on Chad's defence and security forces and continued their adventure with an attack on Oum-Hadjer.
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