Up to 40 people have been killed in clashes between Chad’s government security forces and men who attacked two villages in the east of the country, a government official said. Moussa Doumgor Hourmadji, the communications minister, said the attacks had been carried out by the Janjawid – Arab fighters who operate from Sudan’s Darfur region. The victims included 15 Chadian civilians, five Sudanese refugees and eight government soldiers who had had their eyes gouged out, Doumgor said. Full Story