Sudanese Drone Strike Kills 17 in Chad's Border Town of Tine Djara

Seventeen people were killed in a Sudanese drone attack in the border town of Tine Djara, Chad's Minister of Communication and Government Spokesperson, Gassim Cherif Mahamat, announced in a statement on Thursday.

Spokesperson Mahamat also stated that several other people were injured in the attack that occurred on Wednesday. He noted that the Tine Djara area in Chad was targeted by the drone strike despite strict warnings to close the border between the two countries due to the Sudanese conflict.

Mahamat stated that Chad has strictly adhered to international law while strengthening its defense and security arrangements in the Sudanese area. Chad's President Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno issued a statement calling an emergency security meeting following the deadly drone attack and ordered the border to be "completely closed." Meanwhile, he ordered the army to respond to any aggression originating from Sudan.

The 1,300-kilometer porous border between Chad and Sudan has been affected by continuous conflict since 2023, following fighting between the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.