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Article content N’DJAMENA Chad’s new military leaders received backing from France on Thursday despite protestations from the political opposition and some army officers as rebels geared up to resume an offensive on the capital. A military council led by General Mahamat Idriss Deby took over power after Deby’s father, Chad’s long-ruling leader Idriss Deby, was killed in battle with the Libya-based rebels on Monday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Chad on edge as rebels threaten to advance on capital after president s death Back to video Dignitaries from across the region were due to start arriving on Thursday for Deby’s funeral ceremony on Friday, after the rebels said they had ended a brief ceasefire at midnight and were about 200-300 km (125-190 miles) from the capital.

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