Willie O'Dea (Limerick East, Fianna Fail)

There are other rebel groups but I do not believe they would be as capable of mounting similar operations. They are more like bandit groups. They operate opportunistically, join together and dissipate fairly quickly.

On Deputy Deenihan's question, my information is that the rebels who attacked N'Djamena will not be in a position to make a comeback until the end of the rainy season.

Approaches to the Chinese authorities would be quite futile because the Administrations of both China and Sudan have stated publicly they have nothing at all to do with the rebels in Chad. At a diplomatic level, we must take China's word for it, although we might have information to the contrary.

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