Last modified on Fri 23 Apr 2021 11.57 EDT
Rebels were preparing a new offensive towards the capital of Chad on Friday as dignitaries and supporters paid their final respects to Idriss Déby, the veteran ruler of the central African state, who died earlier this week from wounds sustained âon the battlefieldâ.
The Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) said its forces were about 190 miles (300km) north of NâDjamena, the capital, but would observe a pause in hostilities to allow time for Déby, who was 68 when he died, to be buried.
âWe will let them bury him ⦠Itâs a humane attitudeâ Sharfadine Galmaye, a spokesperson for FACT, said.
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