UN: Chad may face genocide

The violence in Chad could turn into a genocide similar to that in Rwanda in 1994, the UN refugee agency has warned. The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says the killing tactics from neighboring Darfur in Sudan have been transported to eastern Chad in full. The warning comes as Chad, Sudan and the Central African Republic signed a deal not to support rebels attacking each other's neighboring territory. More than 200,000 people have been killed and 2.5 million displaced since war broke out in Darfur four years ago. Concern is now growing for the 200,000 refugees who sought shelter in eastern Chad. The conflict in Darfur has followed them across the border with attacks by the janjaweed militia on camels and horseback leaving hundreds dead and 110,000 people homeless. At first, the janjaweed came from Sudan; later, locals joined in–neighbor killing neighbor. "We are seeing elements that closely resemble what we saw in Rwanda in the genocide in 1994 and I think we have an opportunity here to avoid such a tragedy from occurring again," UNHCR's Matthew Conway said.