The Chadian National Army is in the process of expanding from 35,000 to 60,000 personnel, Defence Minister General Daoud Yahya Brahim told the country's parliament on 24 September. "We have already started the process with the recruitment and training of soldiers and non-commissioned officers," Reuters quoted him as saying. "The objective is to build elite unites capable of adapting to the asymmetric warfare our Sahel countries are facing."
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