France delivered ammunition for Chad army
The French armed forces delivered ammunition to the Chadian army to help it repel a rebel assault against President Idriss Deby Itno, a French defence ministry spokesman said on Thursday.
France provided weapons, munitions and food to Libyan rebels in the Western Mountains in early June to prevent troops loyal to Muammar Gaddafi from overrunning the region, a military spokesman said on Wednesday.Citing unidentified sources, Le Figaro newspaper said on Wednesday France had parachuted ``large amounts'' of weapons, including rocket launchers, assault rifles, machine guns and anti-tank missiles into the Jebel Nafusa region.