Two senior Chadian generals and a member of parliament allied with President Idriss Deby were arrested May 2 for alleged involvement in a foiled coup plot on May 1, a government prosecutor said, Reuters reported.

Chad is beginning to pull its troops out of Mali, Chadian President Idriss Deby said April 15, the BBC reported.

At least three Chadian soldiers were killed in Kidal on April 12 when a suicide bomber detonated himself, three witnesses said, Reuters reported.

The Economic Community of Central African States has proposed an 18-month transition period for the Central African Republic, Xinhua reported April 4.

Francois Bozize, the ousted president of the Central African Republic, has said that Chadian special forces led the final operation of the rebellion on March 23-24, helping the Seleka group seize power, the BBC reported April 3.

A Chad-based faction of the Central African Republic Seleka rebel coalition attacked the Central African Republic border town of Sido on March 1, AFP reported.

The Chadian army killed 65 Islamist militants during clashes in the Adrar des Ifoghas mountains in northeastern Mali on Feb. 22, according to a Feb. 23 Chadian military statement, AP reported.

An armored column of Chadian troops moved from Niger toward the Malian border Jan. 22, Reuters reported.