Chad: Consecutive French air strikes reveals strategic threat

French general staff confirmed February 7 that French aircraft conducted additional air strikes in Chad targeting rebels following an initial bombing run by French forces on February 3. The second series of airstrikes, during February 5-6, was located in the area of Am Djarass, approximately 500 kilometers southeast of Faya Largeau, which was the approximate location of the February 3 airstrike. Faya Largeau, located roughly 800 kilometers northeast of the Chadian capital of N’Djamena, is a strategic military outpost for French military forces in Chad, from which operations can be launched to surveil and interdict hostile actors throughout the northern …

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