The Chadian Ground Forces (
Arabic: القوات البرية التشادية,
French: Armée de terre tchadienne) are the main and largest component of the
Chadian National Army. Historically Chad has had one of the strongest armies in the
Sahara region, larger than the
Malian or
Central African army, with a total of 25,000 to 30,000 troops.[1] Chad has been involved as part of the
Multinational Joint Task Force in fighting the
Boko Haram insurgency, deploying troops to
Niger and
Mali.[2] Another common role of the Chadian Army has been quelling rebellions against the central government of Chad.
^Dr. Michael Ashkenazi; Princess Mawuena Amuzu; Jan Grebe; Christof Kögler; Marc Kösling (February 2013).
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