LIBYA-CHAD CONFLICT NDJAMENA AIRFIELD, CHAD

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 20, 2012
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: August 21, 1983
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STATUS UNIDDETERMINE
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LIBYA-CHAD CONFLICT
NDJAMENA AIRFIELD, CHAD
1. SIGNIFICANCE: LIBYAN/DISSIDENT FORCES CONTROL NORTHERN CHAD,
THE STATUS OF THE CENTRAL PORTION IS UNDETERMINED, AND
FRENCH/GOVERNMENT FORCES CONTROL SOUTHERN CHAD (GRAPHIC 1).
FRENCH COMBAT AIRCRAFT HAVE ARRIVED AT NDJAMENA. (SWN)
2. REMARKS: LIBYAN/DISSIDENT FORCES REMAIN
NORTHERN CHAD.
OGOUI, AND FAYA LARGEAU REFLECTED LIB
DISPOSITION OF OCCUPYING FORCES.
AOZOU AIRFIELD,
GOURO AND OUNIANGA KEBIR CONFIRMED THE CONTINUED PRESENCE OF
LIBYAN/DISSIDENT FORCES THERE. NO LIBYAN/DISSIDENT FORCES HAVE
BEEN DETECTED SOUTH OF FAYA LARGEAU, ALTHOUGH A SMALL
MECHANIZED INFANTRY UNIT ON HEAVY-LIFT TRANSPORTERS HAS LEFT
THE AREA. (SWN)
THE STATUS OF TOWNS IN CENTRAL CHAD CANNOT BE DETERMINED FROM
IMAGERY. LIMITED ACTIVITY SEEN IN OUM CHALOUBA TODAY AND KOP.O
TORO YESTERDAY CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED WITH EITHER SIDE. (SWN)
IN SOUTHERN CHAD, A FRENCH AIR CONTINGENT OF FOUR MIRAGE F.1
MULTIROLE FIGHTER ATTACK AIRCRAFT, SIX SEPECAT JAGUAR
STRIKE-FIGHTER AIRCRAFT, AND A C-135F TANKER/CARGO AIRCRAFT HAS
ARRIVED AT NDJAMENA AIRFIELD (GRAPHIC 2). SIX
TRANSALL C-160 MEDIUM TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT, TWO OF WHICH HAVE
ARRIVED ARE IN THE MILITARY PARKING AREA (NOT
ON GRAPHIC). THE MIRAGE ARE ARMED WITH WINGTIP-MOUNTED MATRA
MAGIC AAM, AND ON/OFFLOADING ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED NEAR THE
C-135F. THIS FORCE IS SUPPORTED BY A NEWLY DEPLOYED MOBILE
CROTALE SAM BATTERY. (SWN)
FRENCH/COVERNMENT FORCES CONTINUE TO FORTIFY POSITIONS IN
SOUTHERN CHAD. A PROBABLE FRENCH/GOVERNMENT PRESENCE IS SEEN
TODAY AT ABECHE AND WAS SEEN YESTERDAY AT SALAL.
FRENCH/GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL MAY ALSO BE IN MOSSOURO, ATI,
BILTINE, AND OUM BADJER, WHICH ARE ON THE ROUTES FROM SALAL AND
ABECHE. (SWN)
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