Madar (N'Djamena) - Chad's government spokesman Gassim Cherif Mahamat has denied any involvement by the Chadian army in a drone strike on Monday, 19 October 2026 at Bamina, in Wadi Fira province in the north-east near the Sudanese border, which killed 4 people and injured 14 according to provincial authorities, news site Tchadinfos reported on Thursday, 22 October.
"Contrary to some reports, it was not a Chadian army drone that fired on the population, and that is not even conceivable. The Chadian army has no interest in firing on its own people," he told the site.
The government's delegate-general for Wadi Fira, Brahim Issa Galmai, visited the site with defence and security officials to assess the damage and offer the president's condolences to the victims' families. "We mourn four dead and 14 injured," he said, calling for a swift investigation. He then visited the injured at the Tine Djagarba district hospital.
According to Tchadinfos, the origin of the drone and the exact circumstances of the attack have not been established, and no one has been officially identified as responsible.
Bamina lies in a border area with Sudan, where war has raged since April 2023 between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). On 18 March 2026, a drone strike at Tine, in the same province, killed 20 people and injured 10 according to a provisional toll; Chad's public prosecutor said at the time that the drone came from Sudanese territory.
