Attack on Mining Brigade kills two and injures nine in Miski
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Alwihda Info
An attack attributed to Chad’s Miski self-defence committee against the Chadian Mining Brigade killed two officers and injured nine members of the security forces, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces. In a statement on 14 October 2026, the army demanded the group’s disarmament, citing agreements concluded with self-defence groups on 20 April 2025.
An attack attributed to the Miski self-defence committee against Chad’s Mining Brigade left two members of the security forces dead and nine injured. The victims were two officers, according to Chad’s General Staff of the Armed Forces (EMGA) in a statement published on 14 October 2026.
The Mining Brigade had been deployed to secure Miski’s gold-mining sites. The EMGA demanded the immediate disarmament of the self-defence committee and said the attack took place despite agreements concluded on 20 April 2025 between the Chadian government and armed groups, reports Alwihda Info.
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