Editing Chad (section)

=== Internal opposition and foreign relations ===
{{Main|Foreign relations of Chad}}
[[File:Embassy of Chad (Washington, D.C.).JPG|thumb|[[Embassy of Chad in Washington, D.C.]] ]]

Déby faced armed opposition from groups who are deeply divided by leadership clashes but were united in their intention to overthrow him.<ref>{{in lang|fr}} "[http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/africa/central-africa/chad/French%20translations/Chad%20Back%20towards%20War%20French.pdf Tchad: vers le retour de la guerre?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905003712/http://www.crisisgroup.org/~/media/Files/africa/central-africa/chad/French%20translations/Chad%20Back%20towards%20War%20French.pdf |date=5 September 2011 }}" (PDF). [[International Crisis Group]]. 1 June 2006.</ref> These forces [[Battle of N'Djamena (2006)|stormed the capital]] on 13 April 2006, but were ultimately repelled. Chad's greatest foreign influence is France, which maintains 1,000 soldiers in the country. Déby relied on the French to help repel the rebels, and France gives the [[Chadian army]] logistical and intelligence support for fear of a complete collapse of regional stability.<ref name=PINR>Wolfe, Adam; {{cite web|url=http://www.pinr.com/report.php?ac=view_report&report_id=592&language_id=1 |title=Instability on the March in Sudan, Chad and Central African Republic |access-date=19 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105160231/http://www.pinr.com/report.php?ac=view_report&report_id=592&language_id=1 |archive-date=5 January 2007 }}, PINR, 6 December 2006.</ref> Nevertheless, Franco-Chadian relations were soured by the granting of oil drilling rights to the American [[ExxonMobil|Exxon]] company in 1999.<ref>Manley, Andrew; "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4809420.stm Chad's vulnerable president] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070219005442/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4809420.stm |date=19 February 2007 }}", BBC News, 15 March 2006.</ref> In 2025, the French military handed over its last base in Chad to the Chadian military, ending its presence in the country, which it had since 1960.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Roger |first1=Benjamin |last2=Vincent |first2=Elise |title=Departure of last French soldiers from Chad brings an end to a 'special relationship' |date=2 February 2025 |work=[[Le Monde]] |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-monde-africa/article/2025/02/02/chad-departure-of-the-last-french-soldiers-brings-an-end-to-a-special-relationship_6737701_124.html }}</ref>

There have been numerous rebel groups in Chad throughout the last few decades. In 2007, a peace treaty was signed that integrated [[United Front for Democratic Change]] soldiers into the Chadian Army.<ref>{{cite book|author=Human Rights Watch |title=Early to War: Child Soldiers in the Chad Conflict |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6of6GZ1nUPAC&pg=PA13 |year=2007 |publisher=Human Rights Watch |pages=13–}}</ref> The [[Movement for Justice and Democracy in Chad]] also clashed with government forces in 2003 in an attempt to overthrow President [[Idriss Déby]]. In addition, there have been various conflicts with [[Khartoum]]'s [[Janjaweed]] rebels in eastern Chad, who killed civilians by use of [[helicopter gunship]]s.<ref>Reeves, Eric (9 August 2008) [http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=imprimable&id_article=28211 Victims of Genocide in Darfur: Past, Present, and Future – Sudan Tribune: Plural news and views on Sudan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140422233143/http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=imprimable&id_article=28211 |date=22 April 2014 }}. Sudan Tribune. Retrieved on 28 September 2013.</ref> Presently, the [[Union of Resistance Forces]] (UFR) are a rebel group that continues to battle with the government of Chad. In 2010, the UFR reportedly had a force estimating 6,000 men and 300 vehicles.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chad-rebels-idUSBRE92K17Q20130321 Chad rebels say to resume fight, Deby's promises unmet] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924180216/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/21/us-chad-rebels-idUSBRE92K17Q20130321 |date=24 September 2015}}. Reuters. 21 March 2013</ref>

The UAE foreign [[aid]] was inaugurated in the Chadian city of Amdjarass on 3 August 2023. The UAE's continuous efforts to provide assistance to the Chadian people and support endeavors to provide [[humanitarian]] and relief aid through the UAE's humanitarian institutions to Sudanese refugees in Chad.<ref>{{cite web|date=3 August 2023|title=United Arab Emirates (UAE) Opens Coordination Office for Foreign Aid in Chad|url=https://african.business/2023/08/apo-newsfeed/united-arab-emirates-uae-opens-coordination-office-for-foreign-aid-in-chad|access-date=4 August 2023|archive-date=4 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804093725/https://african.business/2023/08/apo-newsfeed/united-arab-emirates-uae-opens-coordination-office-for-foreign-aid-in-chad|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=3 August 2023|title=UAE opens coordination office for foreign aid in Chad|url=https://www.zawya.com/en/world/africa/uae-opens-coordination-office-for-foreign-aid-in-chad-tndsgr02|access-date=4 August 2023|archive-date=4 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230804095447/https://www.zawya.com/en/world/africa/uae-opens-coordination-office-for-foreign-aid-in-chad-tndsgr02|url-status=live}}</ref>