Last Friday, armed men kidnapped two doctors. Mexican and Polish in the south of Chad (Africa), but they were released following intensive rescue operations army, which killed at least seventeen kidnappers, confirmed to the agency today EFE Chadian Armed Forces.

“The Mexican managed to escape the same day he was kidnapped.” in the midst of a battle between the Chadian army and the kidnappers, who abandoned their hostage while escaping,” he said. EFE commander-in-chief of the rescue operation, Saleh Mohamed.

Predators They broke into a Catholic hospital from the city Donate mangawhich belongs to the southern province of Tandjil, where two doctors worked.

Chadian authorities identified the Mexican doctor as Juan Carlos Salgado54 years old, and the Polish doctor, 28 years old, is called Alexandra Kuligovskaya.

The army succeeded rescue of Kuligovskaya in an operation carried out last Tuesday.

“The attack that began made it possible to neutralize the kidnappers and free Doctor Alexandra,” the source explained, adding that the Armed Forces had already evacuated two hostages to N’Djamenacapital, for medical care.

“The army wanted to fight the kidnappers, and they broke out. new confrontations between both sides early this Thursday morning. In total, seventeen people were killed, including fifteen attackers from the neighboring Central African Republic,” Mohamed added.

For his part, the Chadian Minister of Security Mahamat Sharfadin Margistated EFE that “efforts will be made to guarantee safety residents” in this area.

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Kidnappings committed by armed men are common occurrence in southern Chad, in a region bordering Cameroon and the Central African Republic.

Attackers often They attack cities and towns at nightbefore taking their victims to neighboring countries to demand ransom in exchange for money.

The country also has about twenty rebel groups who claim that they are fighting against the authorities of the country.

In April 2021, the President Idriss Debi Itnowho ruled Chad with an iron fist since 1991, died during confrontation between the Chadian army and the rebel group Front for Change and National Accord in Chad (FACT, in French).

His 39-year-old son, General Mahamat Idriss Debi ItnoWHO annulled the Constitution and dissolved the government and parliament.

The country is immersed in a transition process restoration of democracy and a return to civilian government after the approval of the new Constitution last December and the appointment of the still leader of the opposition as Prime Minister, Sukches Masra.

(EFE)