EU Rapid Reaction Force
On 15 October 2007, the EU approved the creation of EUROFOR-CHAD/CAR. It was expected that the European force would start deploying early November 2007
As the clatter of automatic rifle fire and occasional blasts of heavier weapons sounded throughout Chad's capital, N'Djamena, this afternoon, rebel forces escalated their drive to oust president Idriss D'by. Up to 1,500 rebel soldiers entered N'Djamena yesterday evening, and the initial resistance they encountered began to wane this morning as defections seriously weakened the defending government forces.
Mean while back at Dublin Airport, the Eurofor Irish commander, Patrick Nash, says "we are not going if they are going to shoot at us".
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As the clatter of automatic rifle fire and occasional blasts of heavier weapons sounded throughout Chad's capital, N'Djamena, this afternoon, rebel forces escalated their drive to oust president Idriss D'by. Up to 1,500 rebel soldiers entered N'Djamena yesterday evening, and the initial resistance they encountered began to wane this morning as defections seriously weakened the defending government forces.
Mean while back at Dublin Airport, the Eurofor Irish commander, Patrick Nash, says "we are not going if they are going to shoot at us".
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posted by Anoneumouse at 7:34 pm
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