Battle of Tamassi

Overview

The Battle of Tamassi took place around the village of Tamassi in Eastern Chad during the Chadian Civil War. This was the last major military engagement fought during the war until a peace deal was reached later that year.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Significance

The Battle of Tamassi, fought near the village of Tamassi in Eastern Chad, was the final major military engagement of the Chadian Civil War before a peace agreement ended the conflict later in 2010. The engagement produced substantial casualties on both sides — 149 on the Chadian government side and 103 among UFR forces — marking it as a costly conclusion to years of fighting between forces loyal to President Idriss Déby Itno and the Union of Forces of Resistance. That a peace deal followed shortly after underscores the battle's role as a culminating point in the conflict, after which neither side resumed large-scale operations.

Forces & casualties

Commanders (3)