{"id":455807,"date":"2025-12-26T19:23:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T19:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/26\/drone-attack-kills-two-soldiers-in-chad-near-sudan-border-sources-say\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T19:23:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T19:23:16","slug":"drone-attack-kills-two-soldiers-in-chad-near-sudan-border-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2025\/12\/26\/drone-attack-kills-two-soldiers-in-chad-near-sudan-border-sources-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone attack kills two soldiers in Chad near Sudan border, sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">A drone attack killed two Chadian soldiers at a military camp near the Sudan border before dawn on Friday, local authorities and a security source said, adding it was not immediately clear who was behind the strike.<\/p>\n<p>Two people were killed and one seriously injured in the attack on the border town of Tine, said Hamit Hassan, prefect of the department that includes Tine. He said he had no information on who was responsible.<\/p>\n<p>A Chadian military intelligence officer told Reuters the drone came from Sudan but it was unclear whether it was launched by the country\u2019s army or paramilitary Rapid Support Force.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are still in the process of confirming the origin of this drone. 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