Sudan: Chad Government ready to send troops into Darfur

Chad has announced it is ready to cross into neighboring Sudan in the pursuit of renegade soldiers aiming to topple the president. Chad has accused authorities in Darfur of harboring the rebels.

Chad's Defense Minister Bichara Issa Djadallah accused local authorities in Sudan's troubled western Darfur province of being allied with a new armed group seeking to overthrow Chadian President Idriss Deby.

Full report (VOA) 2 Nov 2005.