“They Came Here to Kill Us”

Militia Attacks and Ethnic Targeting of Civilians in Eastern Chad

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Map of Eastern Chad

Chadian Rebel Movements 2005-2007

Glossary of Terms

Summary

Methodology

Recommendations

To the United Nations Security Council

To the Government of Chad

To the Government of Sudan

To the Sudanese Rebel Movements

To the Chadian Rebel Movements

Background

The volatile Chad-Sudan border zone

The deterioration in Chad-Sudan relations

Patterns of Violence in Eastern Chad

Attacks on Civilians in Dar Tama

Killing of civilians

Rape and other forms of sexual violence

Looting of livestock and private property

The Chadian government’s response to the violence

Attacks on Civilians by Militias in Dar Sila

Killing of civilians by militias on the Dogdoré-Koukou axis

Killing of civilians by militias in the Kerfi area

Killing of civilians by militias in the Koloy area

Killing of civilians by militias in Bandikao

Rape and other forms of sexual violence

Looting of civilian property and related violence

Government Responses to Militia Attacks

The role of Darfur rebel movements

Use of Child Soldiers by Armed Groups in Eastern Chad

Humanitarian Consequences of the Violence in Eastern Chad

Glossary of Ethnic Groups in Chad

Glossary of Chadian Rebel Groups

Acknowledgments

January 2007 Volume 19, No. 1(A)