Sudan. with the support of Libya and his fellow ethnic Zaghawas who straddle the border between Chad and Sudan. He has since faced at least five coup attempts. including one just this past February. The Sudanese governments genocidal campaign in Darfur. which forced hundreds of thousands of Sudanese refugees across the border. has made the tensions within Chad. particularly among D6bys fellow Zaghawas. much worse. These tensions became further inflamed as the relationship between Chad and the Sudan deteriorated. with each government accusing the other of funding and supporting rebel movements within their respective borders. as well as in neighboring Central African Republic. The spillover of conflict from Darfur into Chad and the Central African Republic. from Chad into Darfur. and from Central African Republic into Chad. has led to the displacement of more than 3.1 million people. In Darfur. an upsurge in fighting among rebel groups. government forces. militias and armed ethnic groups has led to the displacement of more than 80.000 people since this past January. In February of this year. 12.000 new refugees from Darfur arrived in Chad. bringing the total number of Sudanese refugees in eastern Chad to 250.000. Chad also is hosting an additional 152.000 refugees from Central African Republic. At the same time. more than 180.000 people from Chad have been displaced by internal conflict. and in February. 30.000 people from Chad were forced to seek refuge in neighboring Cameroon after rebels. backed by the Sudanese government. attacked the capital. As the wars in Chad.
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