Explainer-Who are the rebels threatening to take Chad's capital?


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  • Wednesday, 21 Apr 2021

People drive past a Chad army tank near presidential palace, as fighters from the rebel Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) appeared to be moving toward the capital according to the United States, in N'djamena, Chad April 19, 2021. REUTERS/ Stringer

DAKAR (Reuters) -Libya-based rebels have set their sights on Chad's capital N'Djamena after the battlefield death of President Idriss Deby on Monday. Here are some facts about the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT):

WHEN WAS FACT FORMED?

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