How did the Marshal of Chad die? According to the army, Idriss Déby died with his arms in his hand as he tried to fire up the frontline rebels for change and conformity in Chad. A hypothesis confirmed by our colleagues from Jeune Afrique. But the versions of the exact circumstances differ.
More than 24 hours after the announcement which caused a shock in Chad, there is no official and detailed version of Idriss Déby’s death. The exact circumstances of this death are still unclear. The army says he died of an injury in northern Kanem, while meeting the rebels in fact, but it does not give more details.
From there, several versions are opposed. This is especially true on the day of Idriss Déby’s death. In a long story published on Tuesday, writes Jeune Afrique that Marshal should have been affected Sunday afternoon fighting not far from his son, a rebel column. He would then have died in the evening.
Our information does not confirm this chronology. The fighting took place on Sunday during the day, however Mahamat Idriss Déby, son of the Marshal, would only have attended in the evening. Other sources, more rare, explain that Idriss Deby’s last battle took place the next day, Monday. This is especially what the facts, the rebels who are directly involved in the conflict, claim.
What injuries?
But it is still very difficult to know who was really present at the time of the marshal’s death, so confused was the situation on the ground. Information is also missing about the injuries that caused Idriss Deby’s death. Jeune Afrique talks about a shot in the chest that is alleged to have damaged the kidneys. Information that has not yet been formally verified.
Among the hypotheses heard, the most credible, even if it is still incomplete, is therefore still a death in battle or in any case in a field of activity. Apparently, other rumors have been circulating since Tuesday, but no source or speech has yet come to support them.
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