List of massacres in Chad

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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Chad (numbers may be approximate):

NameDatePerpretratorLocationDeaths including pepretratorsNotes
Bébalem massacre 16 April 1952 Senegalese Tirailleurs on the orders of the French colonial authorities Bébalem 24 (according to Bernard Lanne) [1]

70 (according to canton chief) [2]

375 (according to survivors) [2]

2005 Chad attacks September 2005 Janjaweed Modoyna near Chad-Sudan border 36-75 [3] Part of Chadian Civil War (2005–2010)
Borota raid 6 January 2006 Janjaweed Borota, Ouaddai Region 9 [4] Part of Chadian Civil War (2005–2010)
2015 N'Djamena bombings 15 and 27 June, 11 July 2015 Boko Haram N'Djamena 59 [5] [6] [7] Part of Boko Haram Insurgency.
Baga Sola bombings 10 October 2015 Boko Haram Baga Sola 36+ [5] Part of Boko Haram Insurgency.
December 2015 Chad suicide bombings 5 December 2015 Boko Haram Lake Chad 19 [8] Part of Boko Haram Insurgency.
March 2020 Chad and Nigeria massacres 23 March 2020 Boko Haram Bohama military camp98 (soldiers) [9] Part of Boko Haram Insurgency.

References

  1. ↑ Lanne, Bernard. Histoire politique du Tchad de 1945 à 1958. Administration, partis, élections. Paris: Karthala. p. 197-218. ISBN   9782865378838.
  2. 1 2 Debos, Marielle (2009). "Chad 1900-1960" (PDF). Online Encyclopedia of Mass Violence . p. 8-9. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  3. ↑ "Darfur Bleeds: Recent Cross-Border Violence in Chad : Background". www.hrw.org. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  4. ↑ ""They Came Here to Kill Us"". Human Rights Watch. 2007-01-09.
  5. 1 2 Reuters (2015-07-11). "Chad suicide bomber kills 15 people in market and injures 80". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-10-05.{{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ↑ "Chad police killed in N'Djamena weapons raid". BBC News. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  7. ↑ vanguard (2015-07-09). "Boko Haram claims June suicide bombings in Chad capital". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  8. ↑ "Lake Chad: Triple suicide blasts kill 27, security sources say". BBC News. 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
  9. ↑ "Boko Haram kills almost 100 soldiers in seven-hour attack in Chad". France 24. 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2025-10-05.
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