Étiquette : Idriss Déby

  • Morocco spied on a meeting of Ban Ki-moon with Idriss Déby

    Morocco, UN, Ban Ki-moon, Tchad, Idriss Déby, MINUSMA, Mali, RCA, République Centrafricaine, MINUSCA,

    Morocco received an email containing the minutes of the UN Secretary General’s meeting with Chadian President Idriss Déby Itno. The confidential mail was sent by a certain Isam Taib, of the Africa II Division, DPA.

    Among the secrets revealed by French hacker Chris Coleman is also a document containing language elements that the UN chief should raise in this meeting

    Here is the full text of the mail as well as the document hacked by the Moroccan secret services.

    Chad
    I T [izmtyb@gmail.com]
    Date d’envoi : vendredi 26 septembre 2014 18:30
    meeting with H.E. Mr. Idriss Déby Itno,
    President of the Republic of Chad,
    Held at United Nations Headquarters
    On 23 September 2014 at 18:15 pm

    Present:

    The Secretary-General
    H.E. Mr. Idriss Déby Itno,
    Ms. Malcorra
    Mr. Ladsous
    Mr. Koenders
    President of the Republic of Chad
    H.E. Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat,
    Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chad
    Mr. Abdelaziz
    Mr. Zerihoun
    Ms. Guebre Selassie
    Ms. Rubira
    Mr. Taib (Note taker)
    H.E. Mr. Gali Ngote Koutou,
    Minister, Director of Cabinet of the President
    H.E. Mr. Cherif Mahamat Zene,
    Permanent Representative of Chad to the United Nations
    Mr. Ahmat Abdrahman Haggar, Diplomatic Adviser of the President

    Key points raised:

    The Secretary-General reiterated his condolences for the recent loss of Chadian peacekeepers in northern Mali and commended Chad for its important contribution to the United Nations Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). He reassured Chad that their concerns would be addressed and encouraged Chad to continue supporting stabilization efforts in Mali. President Déby Itno reiterated Chad’s full commitment to continue supporting stabilization efforts in Mali and called on the United Nations to do more to address their concerns in relation to the conditions of their troops in northern Mali.

    The Secretary-General expressed concern over the threat posed by terrorism and sought President Déby Itno’s assessment of the situation in north-eastern Nigeria. President Déby Itno expressed serious concern over the threat posed by Boko Haram and stressed the need to implement the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel to combat the spread of this phenomenon.

    The Secretary-General commended Chad for its active contribution, as Chair of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and member of the Security Council, to resolve the ongoing crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR). He encouraged Chad to continue to support stabilization efforts in CAR and to cooperate with the United Nations Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). President Déby Itno highlighted that Chad would continue to support stabilization efforts in the Car and indicated that the deployment of Chadian soldiers to the country was not an option.

    President Déby Itno raised serious concern over the situation in Libya.

    Summary of Discussion

    1. The Secretary-General reiterated his sincere condolences for the recent loss of Chadian peacekeepers in northern Mali. He indicated that Chad had shown courageous leadership and set a strong example for peace and security in the region through its important contribution to the United Nations Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). He expressed the UN’s appreciation for the excellent performance of Chadian soldiers within MINUSMA and commended Chad for its role in support of the Malian peace process. He underlined that the UN was determined to provide support to the Chadian contingent by improving the situation in their bases and through the provision of additional equipment. He informed the Chadian delegation that the United Nations is exploring options to increase the number of armored vehicles, pre-deployment training and collaboration with the French operation “Barkhane”. He announced that the UN would dispatch a high-level delegation to N’Djamena, Chad, to discuss these issues.

    2. President Idriss Déby Itno indicated that, while Chad was shocked by the recent killing of its soldiers, it would remain committed to pursue its cooperation with the United Nations. He deplored the “very bad” management of Chadian peacekeepers located in the most volatile and difficult regions of the north of Mali (Aguelhok, Tessalit and Kidal). He called on the UN to improve the living conditions of Chadian soldiers and to take necessary measures to enhance their protection. He suggested that a rotation of troops within MINUSMA be established to allow Chadian peacekeepers to be regularly redeployed out of this “hardship zone”. President Déby Itno insisted on the need to implement the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel to tackle the spread of terrorism and to prevent further recruitment by these groups. He indicated that the promises made by the World Bank and the UN to the people of the region needed to materialize.

    3. The Secretary-General encouraged President Déby Itno to work with national stakeholders to ensure that progress achieved in peace consolidation is further strengthened in the country.

    4. The Secretary-General expressed concern about the threat posed by Boko Haram and sought Chad’s views on the situation in north-eastern Nigeria and its impact on peace and stability in the region.

    5. President Déby Itno indicated that he was very pessimistic about the situation in north-eastern Nigeria, adding that the Nigerian army did not have the means to contain Boko Haram. He was very concerned with Boko Haram’s new tactics of conquering territories, expanding its activities into Cameroon, and increasing recruitment. He also expressed serious concern about Boko Haram’s allegiance to the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

    6. The Secretary-General commended Chad for its active contribution, as Chair of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and member of the Security Council, to resolve the ongoing crisis in CAR. He also welcomed the initial role played by Chadian soldiers to stabilize CAR and invited Chad to continue to cooperate and render support to stabilization efforts in CAR.

    7. President Déby Itno welcomed the launch of MINUSCA’s operations and stated that the recent resumption of economic activity in Bangui was a good sign. He regretted that the Government had little influence beyond Bangui and indicated that more dialogue was needed. He warned against pushing for elections in the CAR and stressed the need to support the ongoing transition, including financially, to allow for the expansion of state authority throughout CAR. Concerning the anti-Balaka, he mentioned the need to confine these groups to barracks and to begin DDR operations as soon as possible. He indicated that the deployment of Chadian soldiers to CAR was not an option, adding that Chadian public opinion was adamantly against it. He added that Chad was however ready to support CAR, including through the training of its soldiers and officials.

    8. resident Déby Itno expressed serious concern over the ongoing situation in Libya.

    Follow up action: none

    Isam Taib
    Africa II Division, DPA



    Source : Marocleaks, 04/10/2022

    #Morocco #UN #Tchad #Idriss_Déby_Itno #CEEAC #Mali #MINUSMA #RCA #MINUSCA

  • Morocco used Hacking Team to spy on the UN

    Morocco, UNO, Ban Ki-moon, DPKO, Pegasus, Idriss Déby, Tchad, Algeria, Ramtane Lamamra,

    Before the Israeli Pegasus, Morocco used the computer control software of the private company Hacking Team to spy on the activities of the UN Secretariat General, related to the Western Sahara issue. According to confidential documents, Morocco is the third largest client of this Italian company and has paid more than 3 million euros to Hacking Team. Including 1.19 million euros for the Moroccan DST, 1.93 million euros for the CSDN (Supreme Council of Defense, chaired by Mohammed VI).

    These serious revelations come from 400 gigabytes of information extracted from the website of the company Hacking Team and published by anonymous hackers. The Milan-based company sells spyware for hundreds of thousands of euros to countries and security services that flout virtual ethics, including Morocco. Several confidential documents of the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) stolen by the Moroccan services have been revealed by the hacker who acts under the pseudonym of Chris Coleman.

    Other documents seem to emanate from other services dependent on the UN General Secretariat. Among these documents, the minutes of meetings of the UN Secretary General with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ramtan Lamamra, and with the Chadian President, Idriss Déby. Morocco had set up three monitoring points. In Rabat, with massive surveillance tools from the French company Amesys (Bull-France). In Casablanca and Tangier, with offensive security tools from Hacking Team and Vupen (France) respectively.

    According to the NGO, Reporters Without Borders, Hacking Team’s software was identified on the computers of the offices of the Moroccan news website Mamfakinch, a few days after this media had received the Breaking Borders Award 2012 by Global Voices and Google. Malware had been deployed there, via a Word document, which claimed to contain important confidential information.

    Shortly thereafter, the electronic site « Algérie Patriotique » published two confidential documents fraudulently stolen by Morocco to learn about Algeria’s intentions. These are the minutes of meetings between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ramtane Lamamra, and the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon.

    Let us note in passing that the content of these talks proves that Algeria has no double talk and does not plot against anyone. Algeria’s only concern is peace in the region. So why does the Makhzen want to spy on its neighbor?

    It is an established fact that Algeria’s diplomatic activities prevent the Makhzen’s people from getting any sleep. Algeria is active internationally and particularly on issues affecting the region facing a major destabilization operation, including through armed conflict in Libya, a situation conducive to the development of terrorist groups, which has had an extension in Mali and a dramatic impact also in Tunisia, as evidenced by the recent attack in Sousse.

    This does not please the Moroccan leaders who are doing everything to sabotage the Algiers roadmap on Mali and efforts to bring the conflicting parties in Libya together. The Makhzen is enraged every time Algeria makes progress in this direction. And even more so, when Algeria’s foreign partners give it the thumbs up.

    « Algeria plays a key role in the peace process in Mali. I welcome the collaboration of Algeria, Mali’s neighbors, regional organizations and my Special Representative in developing a roadmap in Algiers. It is essential that all relevant actors continue to work together to support the political process, » noted UN SG Ban Ki-moon in the PV hacked by the Makhzen.

    Regarding Libya, the UN Secretary General wrote: « I encourage Algeria to support the efforts of my new Special Representative, Bernardino León, to reach a comprehensive agreement on the future of the transition in Libya.

    The site Privacy International addresses the issue in the following post:

    Facing the Truth: Hacking Team leak confirms Moroccan government use of spyware

    On July 6th, the company Hacking Team was hacked: over 400GB of administrative documents, source code and emails are now available for download.

    Documents from the hack confirm once again the claims made in our report Their Eyes on Me, the Moroccan intelligence services made use of Hacking Team’s spyware ‘Remote Control System’ to target those whom they perceive as their opponents. The documents show the two intelligence agencies in the country have been renewing their contracts and are currently still using the piece of spyware. Over the past six years Morocco has spent more than €3 million on Hacking Team equipment.

    Among the documents, a client list showed that the two Moroccan intelligence agencies – the High Council for National Defence (CSDN) and the Directory of Territorial Surveillance (DST) – have both purchased Remote Control System. The CSDN first acquired it back in 2009 and the DST obtained it in 2012.

    In total Morocco spent €3,173,550 to purchase the licenses and maintain the product. In 2015 alone, the CSDN spent €140,000 and the DST €80,000 for spyware that can reach respectively up to 300 and 2,000 targeted devices.

    The contracts were both signed through Al Fahad Smart Systems, an Emirati company that acts as an intermediary for government and private companies seeking to purchase “security services”.

    The documents also reveal that the Moroccan Gendarmerie was listed as an “opportunity” for 2015 and expected to obtain €487,000 from them.

    The documents arrived two months after the Moroccan government threatened members of Moroccan civil society with a lawsuit following the publication in Morocco of the Privacy International report ‘Their Eyes on Me’. The report was a series of testimonies of activists who had been targeted by Hacking Team spyware.

    In a press release relayed by the press agency MAP, the Government said they had “filed a lawsuit against some people who prepared and distributed a report which includes serious accusations of spying by its services”. And they added that “(the) ministry has asked for an investigation to identify people behind such accusations to try them by the competent court ».

    The staff of our partner organisation in Morocco reported that their neighbours and family members were interrogated by the police following the announcement.

    All the claims stated in the report were in fact backed by research from the Citizen Lab, an interdisciplinary research group affiliated to the University of Toronto. Back in 2012, they had identified the use of Remote Control System against Mamfakinch, a collective of citizen journalists, whose stories are documented in our report.

    Emails from Hacking Team employees, spotted by The Intercept, reveal that their opinion of the Moroccan government had remained untainted. David Vincenzetti, the CEO of Hacking Team, wrote to his colleagues in a recent email: “The King of Morocco is a benevolent monarch. Morocco is actually the most pro-Western Arab country, national security initiatives are solely needed in order to tighten stability.”

    Those revelations are, however, yet more evidence that the reality of the Moroccan regime is very different from the public image the Government likes to spread. Far from a liberal Kingdom led by a benevolent monarch, Morocco is in fact yet another regime that has been caught red-handed using highly invasive technology to spy on journalists and pro-democracy activists. And when their wrongdoing is exposed, the government attempts to discredit the solid work of independent researchers and to silence local activists.

    #Morocco #Hacking_team #Pegasus #UN #Ban_ki_moon #Idriss_Déby #Tchad

  • Tchad : Idriss Déby demande à l’Elysée d’intervenir pour évacuer l’ambassade tchadienne à Paris occupée par des opposants

    Le président Idriss Déby vient de demander au Quai d’Orsay d’ordonner l’évacuation sans ménagement de sa représentation à Paris, qu’il considère « d’illégal » ainsi que la judiciarisation des occupants afin de dissuader d’autres activistes, a rapporté un activiste politique tchadien.

    L’ambassade du Tchad en France a été assiégé mardi par des militants tchadiens résidents en France.

    L’ambassade a été prise d’assaut tôt ce matin pour, entre autres

    • protester contre le refus du dialogue politique réclamé par l’opposition et la société civile qui souhaite une issue pacifique de la crise politique qui a tant duré.
    • Départ sans conditions de l’armée française du Tchad
    • la libération des rebelles arrêtés lors du bombardement français sur une colonne de l’UFR
    • un dialogue inclusif regroupant toutes les forces vivent du Tchad ( opposition pacifique, oppositions armées, les diasporas, et le gouvernement).

    Selon des activistez tchadiens, l’ambassadeur aurait pris la fuite.

    Tags : Tchad, Idriss Déby, rébellion, françafrique,

  • Tchad : Idriss Déby interdit une manifestation contre le Franc CFA

    Une manifestation prévue jeudi 14 mars contre le Franc CFA et le néo-colonialisme a été interdite par les autorités de N’djamena.

    Idriss Déby, celui qui hier disait «  L’Afrique ne peut pas évoluer avec le Franc CFA. Nous devons frapper notre propre monnaie » est le même qui s’oppose aujourd’hui à une manifestation contre la monnaie négrière de la France.

    Il y a à peine un mois, les forces françaises stationnés au Tchd dans le cadre de l’opération Barkhane sont intervenuest contre les forces d’opposition tchadiennes de l’UFR pour sauver la tête du président Déby.

    Ainsi dont, Deby lui rend l’ascenseur à Paris pour la remercie de son intervention contre les rebelles tchadiens.

    Tags : Tchad, France, Idriss Déby, Barkhane, UFR, Franc CFA, FCFA,

  • Tchad : Il y a 40 ans, marsouins et bigors repoussaient une imposante colonne rebelle pro-libyenne à Abéché

    Ayant obtenu son indépendance le 11 août 1960, le Tchad a très vite confronté à une guerre civile motivée par des considérations ethnico-religieuse, le centre et le nord du pays, à majorité musulmane, ne reconnaissant pas l’autorité du président François Tombalbaye, issu de l’ethnie Sara, animiste-chrétienne et implantée dans le sud. Des mouvements rebelles virent ainsi le jour et se fédérerent, sous l’autorité d’Abba Siddick, au sein du Front de libération nationale [FROLINAT], avec le soutien de la Libye et du Soudan.

    Devant la dégradation de la situation, ses jeunes forces armées, avec seulement 1.800 soldats et 2.500 gardes nomades, étant dépassées, N’Djamena demanda l’assistance de Paris. Ce qui donna lieu, entre 1969 et 1972, à l’opération « Limousin » [ou « Bison »].

    Cette dernière, commandée par le général Cortadellas, mobilisa 2.000 militaires français, appuyés par des hélicoptères Sikorksy H-34. L’objectif était alors de mettre un coup d’arrêt à la progression rebelle et de restructurer l’armée tchadienne. Grâce à cette intervention, la situation s’améliora rapidement, les principaux postes installés dans le nord du Tchad ayant été reconquis au bout de quelques mois. Toutefois, le FROLINAT ne fut pas réduit. Le 11 octobre 1970, une embuscade tendue entre Faya et Bardaï fit ainsi 11 tués et 25 blessés dans les rangs français. Soit les pertes subies les plus importantes depuis la fin de la guerre d’Algérie.

    Toutefois, en 1972, il fut considéré que le FROLINAT, même s’il n’était pas totalement éradiqué, ne constituait plus une menace pour le pouvoir tchadien. L’opération Limousin fut donc terminée, avec 39 soldats français tombés au champ d’honneur.

    Pour autant, le coup d’État à la faveur duquel le général Félix Malloum [un « sudiste »] prit le pouvoir à N’Djamena, relança l’organisation rebelle, plus que jamais soutenue par la Libye du colonel Khadafi. À nouveau, la situation se dégrada rapidement.

    En février 1978, plusieurs localités [Faya-Largeau, Ounianga, Fada et Koro-Toro] tombèrent sous le contrôle du FROLINAT, composé désormais de forces militaires organisées et très bien équipées [missiles sol-air, mortiers de 120 mm, canons de 75 et de 106 mm sans recul, lance-roquettes RPG-7, etc]. Et N’Djamena sollicita une nouvelle fois l’aide de la France, l’armée tchadienne ayant perdu 2.000 hommes.

    Dans un premier temps, des éléments du 2e Régiment Étranger de Parachutistes [REP] et de la 9e Division d’Infanterie de Marine [DIMa] furent envoyés au Tchad dans le cadre de l’opération Citronnelle, avec la mission de porter assistance aux forces tchadiennes, toujours aussi faibles. Mais au vu de la situation sur le terrain motiva dans la foulée le déclenchement d’une autre opération française, qui, appelée Tacaud, mobilisa 2.000 soldats, des hélicoptères, un avion Atlantic de la Marine nationale et des chasseurs-bombardiers Jaguar de l’armée de l’Air.

    En avril, sur la route menant à N’Djamena, une colonne du FROLINAT, armée de missiles sol-air SA-7, parvint à s’emparer de de Salal, au bout de dix jours de combat et malgré l’implication des forces françaises, qui se replièrent finalement vers Moussoro. Mais ses pertes l’empêchèrent de continuer sa progression.

    Plus à l’est, une autre colonne rebelle prit le contrôle de la localité d’Ati [centre du Tchad]. Mais la réaction des marsouins du 3e Régiment d’infanterie de Marine [RIMa], renforcés par un peloton du 1er Régiment Étranger de Cavalerie [REC] et appuyés par les Jaguar fut déterminante. La colonne du FROLINAT dut battre en retraite, laissant derrière elle 80 tués et plusieurs véhicules détruits.

    Sur fond d’intrigues politiques et de revirements d’alliance à N’Djamena, les combats se durcirent [un Jaguar fut abattu dans la région de Djedaa]. Mais les troupes françaises surent y répondre en remportant plusieurs succès significatifs contre le FROLINAT, de plus en plus divisé. Ainsi, la composante Gorane dirigée par Hissène Habré se rapprocha du régime dirigé par le général Malloum, avant de rompre avec lui en 1979 et d’affronter, dans le même temps, la faction « Toubou » de Goukouni Weddeye.

    Une autre faction arabe et pro-libyenne, le Conseil démocratique révolutionnaire d’Ahmat Acyl, ne s’en laissa pas compter. Le 5 mars 1979, près d’un millier de ses combattants, lourdement armés [SA-7, mortiers de 82 mm, canons anti-aériens, mitrailleuses .50, etc] s’élancèrent vers Abéché, la deuxième ville tchadienne et chef-lieu de la région du Ouaddaï, au centre-est du pays. Face à eux, sous le commandement du colonel Hamel, un escadron du Régiment d’Infanterie Chars de Marine sous les ordres du capitaine Dominique Delort, et des éléments du 3e RIMa ainsi que des bigors du 11e Régiment d’Artillerie de Marine [RAMa].

    L’objectif d’Ahmat Acyl était de s’emparer de la ville [et surtout de son aéroport afin d’en faire une tête de pont pour faciliter l’approvisionnement libyen] tout en causant le maximum de pertes parmi les militaires français pour choquer l’opinion internationale.

    Dans l’ouvrage « Engagés pour la France : 40 ans d’OPEX« , le général Delort raconte :

    Nous sommes le 5 mars 1979, à Abéché, position clé de l’est du Tchad. Il est 12h30. Les 160 marsouins de l’escadron ont passé comme toujours une matinée bien remplie. Brutalement, une, puis deux fortes explosions. Non, ce n’est pas un dépôt qui saute en centre-ville! Une attaque, mais de qui? Une troisième, un obus à 50 mètres. Le capitaine commande ‘à vos postes, ouvrez les réseaux radio, prêt à démarrer’. Déjà, le colonel Hamel [soleil] et l’artilleur [rouge] sont sur les ondes.

    La ville est attaquée, la batterie est prise à partie, l’aéroport où se trouve l’escadron reçoit des obus. ‘Bleu de Soleil, faites le point!’ Il n’en faut pas plus pour que Delort [bleu] ordonne à Descamps, son fidèle chef de peloton, de s’engager en reconnaissance le long de la piste, jusqu’au contact. Devant la colline de la léproserie tchadienne étincellent les feux multiples des rebelles. Les canons et les mitrailleuses de Descamps sont en action. Il fait très chaud, les AML [automitrailleuse légère de Panhard, ndlr] tirent les explosions se mêlent à celles des [canons de] 105 des artilleurs.

    – ‘Bleu, les coups passent juste au-dessus de moi!

    – Reçu 10, mais au moins deux mètres au-dessus, appuyez au nord et contre-attaquez plein ouest sur cinq kilomètres! »

    Les hélicoptères arrivent et tirent leurs SS11 à tête antipersonnel qui se transforment en boules de feu. Il doit être près de 14 heures. Tout indique que la vivacité et la violence de notre réaction ont interdit aux troupes d’Acyl de lancer l’assaut…

    Durant les combats, le RICM perdit l’un des siens le caporal-chef Guy Parent, la tourelle de son AML ayant été transpercée par une roquette alors qu’elle allait dégager 6 marsouins « fixés » par l’ennemi.

    Mais les militaires français, largement inférieurs en nombre, infligèrent des pertes considérables aux hommes d’Ahmat Acyl. Ces derniers laissèrent sur le terrain plus de 350 tués et plus de 800 armes individuelles et collectives, allant du fusil d’assaut aux missiles SA-7, en pasant par les lance-roquettes RPG-7, les mitrailleuses.

    Par la suite, en août 1979,et après les accords de Lagos et la formation d’un gouvernement national de transition [GUNT] présidé par Goukouni Oueddei, la France décida de redéployer ses troupes à N’Djamena, où il fut mis en place une force d’interposition neutre, les troupes d’Hissène Habré n’ayant pas rendu les armes. Puis, en avril 1980, estimant les buts militaires atteints [accord politique, évacuation de plus d’un millier de civils, progression stoppée des pro-Libyens vers le sud], Paris mit un terme à l’opération Tacaud.

    Source

    Tags : Tchad, Françafrique, France, Frolinat, Idriss Déby,