Chad pardons 380 rebels in apparent peace gesture

N'DJAMENA, Chad (Reuters) - Chad's interim president Mahamat Idriss Deby on Saturday pardoned 380 jailed members of an influential rebel group in an apparent bid to get it to join peace talks.

Deby was installed by the military in 2021 after his father - longtime ruler Idriss Deby - was killed on the battlefield as his troops fought rebels from The Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT).