An attack on the mining brigade in Miski leaves people dead and injured, as the opposition calls for an end to the fighting and four suspects face prosecution.
3 articles from 15 October to 21 October 2026 · 🇹🇩 Chad
The N’Djamena prosecutor’s office presented four suspects arrested after the 14 October attack on a mining brigade position in Miski, in Chad’s Tibesti Province. Authorities also displayed ten seized weapons, including two bazookas and two sniper rifles; the suspects are being prosecuted for murder, undermining the integrity of the state and criminal conspiracy, reports Journal du Tchad.
The N’Djamena prosecutor’s office presented four suspects arrested after the 14 October attack on a mining brigade position in Miski, in Chad’s Tibesti Province. Authorities also displayed ten seized weapons, including two bazookas and two sniper rifles; the suspects are being prosecuted for murder, undermining the integrity of the state and criminal conspiracy, reports Journal du Tchad.
Chad’s democratic opposition is calling for an end to clashes in Miski, in Tibesti Province, and an independent inquiry into recent violence. In a statement issued in N’Djamena, it urged the government to implement the 20 April 2025 peace agreement and prioritise political dialogue, according to 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.
