Mahamat Déby Itno
General-Major Mahmud ibn Déby Itno (Arabic: محمود بن إدريس ديبي إتنو Mahmūd ibn Idrīs Daybī Itnū) is the son of Chadian president Idriss Déby and the second in command of the Armed Forces for the Chadian Intervention in Northern Mali (FATIM).
Mahmud ibn Idriss Déby Itno | |
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| Native name | محمود بن إدريس ديبي إتنو |
| Born | 1984 (age 36–37) Chad |
| Allegiance |  Chad |
| Service/ | Chadian Army |
| Rank | General-Major |
| Unit | Third Armoured Brigade Fifth Air Brigade Free Arab Volountiers |
| Battles/wars | Chadian Civil War (2005–2010) |
| Relations | Idriss Deby |
Military career
Mahmud Déby Itno first enrolled at the Joint Grouping of military schools in Chad. He subsequently received training in France, at the military school of Aix-en-Provence. Upon his return he was enrolled in second promotion of semi direct of the school of officer inter arme and later was appointed to the service branch for the Security of State Institutions (SERS), as a deputy commander of the groupement of infenterie. His first combat experience took place in April 2006 when rebel attacked the capital city of Chad and later participated in a combat in eastern Chad along with General Abu Bakr al Said, then director of gendarmery, Mahmud was given the rank of major afterward. he led forces when he took part in the command of Chadian forces during the Battle of Am Dam, where his army defeated the rebels.
Following his victory, he was appointed in command of the armored squadrons and bodyguards of the SERS. In January 2013, he was appointed second in command of the Chadian special forces in Mali under general Oumar Bikimo. On 22 February, he led his army against rebels in the Adrar al-Ifoghas mountains in Northern Mali leading to the Battle of al-Ifoghas. They eliminated a rebel base said to be of "significant importance", inflicting heavy losses upon the rebels but also losing twenty-six men in the process, including Abdel Aziz Hassane Adam, a commander of special forces. Mahmud took full command of the FATIM and has since been leading operations against rebels in the North.[1]
See also
References
- "Le général Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, 29 ans et fils d'Idriss Deby, commande la force tchadienne au Mali". bamada.net. Retrieved 20 June 2013.