Two years ago, Chadian President Idriss Déby was killed during fighting with Fact rebels in the Kanem region, 300km northwest of N'Djamena. Several grey areas remain on the exact circumstances of his death and the investigation that followed.
455 FACT fighters were sentenced to life imprisonment on March 21 for "terrorism" and "endangering the life of the head of state" Of these, 380 were pardoned by the transitional president and released on 5 April.