Chad military enters "highest alert status" to respond to attacks from the direction of Sudan.

The Chadian presidential palace issued a statement on the evening of the 18th, saying that drones from Sudan attacked Chadian territory on the evening of the 18th, causing multiple casualties. Chadian President and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Idriss Deby, urgently ordered the troops to be put on "highest alert" and to retaliate against any attacks from the direction of Sudan. The statement said that the Chadian president also ordered the total closure of the 1300-kilometer border between Chad and Sudan. He instructed the prime minister to send a government delegation to the scene to assess the casualties and property damage. According to Chadian media reports, drones from Sudan attacked the Chadian border town of Tine on the evening of the 18th, resulting in at least 16 Chadian civilians being killed.