Rebels attack, residents loot in eastern Chad

In today's news about the worsening affairs of Chad, they have called in troops to protect the capitol. It is chaos over there. Chad is Sudan's neighbor.

Both Hamata's office and his nearby official residence were struck, stripped of doors, windows and plumbing. He spoke Monday amid piles of paper strewn around his office. The night before, he had declared a dusk-to-dawn curfew and, in a radio address, pleaded with people to return stolen property.

"It's really sad," said Hamata, who seemed particularly troubled by the attack on the state archives. "I don't understand the state of mind of the people. How can you destroy our archives?"

The rebels themselves were described as disciplined. It was not clear what prompted civilians to loot, targeting many government buildings, but President Idriss Deby, who first took power at the head of his own rebel army in 1990, is considered unpopular in this area. Read more.

There are now under a state of emergency for the next six months. Let us hope someone helps them soon enough...

If that link does not work anymore, use this one. There is also another report you may want to read about this situation.