Battle of Am Dam | |||||||
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Part of Civil war in Chad (2005–2010) | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Union of Forces for the Resistance (UFR) | Chad | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Timan Erdimi Hamouda Beki (POW) |
Idriss Déby Itno Mahamat Déby Itno[1] Bakhit Ahmat Djouma (POW) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
226 killed 67 captured |
22 killed 112 captured[2] | ||||||
The Battle of Am Dam took place in and around the eastern Chadian town of Am Dam on May 7 and May 8, 2009 when Chadian Army forces attacked a column of advancing Union of Forces for the Resistance (UFR) rebels.