The Chad government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew in much of the country after rebels attacked the capital, N'Djamena, last weekend. The curfew applies in the capital and six provinces in the south and east, the prime minister announced. At least 100 civilians were killed in the fighting, aid workers say. Meanwhile, President Idriss Deby asked the European Union to deploy peacekeepers to the country "as quickly as possible".
Rebel forces say they have regrouped near the town of Mongo, 600 km (375 miles) east of N'Djamena.

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