Chad’s senior army commander has been killed in fighting with rebels on its border with Sudan, army officials say. Gen Abakar Itno – the nephew of Chad’s President Idriss Deby – died of injuries he in clashes in the Moudeina area, south of the border town of Adre. Chad alleges Rally for Democracy and Liberty rebels receive support from the Janjaweed militia operating in the neighbouring Sudanese region of Darfur. Aid officials say the fighting involved about 1,000 men on each side. Full Story