Insurgency in Chad (2016–present)

Insurgency in Chad
	; Map of Chad
Date	2016 – present; (8–9 years)
Location	Mainly northern regions of Chad, with spillovers at Central African Republic–Chad border
Status	Ongoing Idriss Déby was killed in action, during the Northern Chad offensive; Mahamat Déby Itno becomes his successor, along established himself as the Chairman of the Transitional Military Council (TMC) and dissolves the Chadian parliament after death of Idriss Déby; Ceasefire agreement signed between TMC and 42 rebel groups in August 2022;
Belligerents
Chad; France (until 2025); Central African Republic (2023) JEM	FACT; CCMSR; UFR; FNDJT; MDJT; UFDD; FPRN; FPR; MRST; RPJET; (At least 47 rebel groups overall)
Commanders and leaders
Idriss Déby †; Mahamat Déby	Mahamat Mahdi Ali; Timane Erdimi; Ousman Dillo
Strength
Unknown	c. 7,000 overall (2023)
Casualties and losses
Unknown	More than 300 rebels
	644 deaths in total (by July 2022)

In 2016, the Front for Change and Concord in Chad (FACT) and the Military Command Council for the Salvation of the Republic (CCMSR) began a rebellion against the Chadian government. From their rear bases in southern Libya, FACT and CCMSR have launched offensives and raids into Northern Chad seeking to overthrow the government of former president Idriss Déby, who had been in power since a December 1990 coup. Other rebel groups are also involved in the insurgency, though to a lesser extent.

In 2021, Idriss Déby was killed during a major rebel offensive. Despite this, the insurgents were ultimately repelled and Mahamat Déby Itno rose to succeed his father as ruler of Chad. Though a ceasefire agreement was signed by many insurgent groups in August 2022, this failed to fully contain the uprising. By 2024, the insurgency was ongoing in the north and had spread to the border of the Central African Republic.