Once the Chadian troops leave, about 4, 000 soldiers from other African nations remain to aid Mali.
David, the Chadian officials say that the rebels are being backed by the Sudanese government.
And there is plenty of evidence of weapons and cash coming from Khartum to these Chadian rebels.
Mokhtar Belmokhtar's death was announced on Chadian state television but has not been confirmed by other sources.
The Chadian Association for the Defence of Human Rights said he should be put on trial in Chad.
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On the Security Council, France pushed for a presidential statement, non-binding statement, urging support for the Chadian government.
The death was in the same region where the Chadian army reported the deaths of Abou Zeid and Belmokhtar.
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The alternatives proposed by the government may seem unrealistic to the average Chadian.
He was killed during clashes in northwestern Mali, Chadian armed forces spokesman Gen.
Earlier this month, some 1, 800 Chadian soldiers began patrolling the city of Kidal.
However, the same activist confirmed Abou Zeid's death, saying he was killed in a French bombardment rather a Chadian attack.
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French and allied forces, including Malian and Chadian troops, have made significant inroads in recent weeks combating Islamist extremist fighters.
Some 1, 000 Chadian troops began moving out of Kidal toward the wild Ifhogas mountains further north and the Algerian border.
The activist said that Belmokhtar was operating around Gao, hundreds of kilometres south of where Chadian troops are engaged in operations.
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Chadian President Idriss Deby announced his forces would not be sticking around for a protracted guerrilla war with the radical Islamic insurgents.
In a hot, overcrowded hospital near the frontier, Chadian soldiers lie groaning.
The Chadian army - fighting alongside French forces - has claimed it killed Abou Zeid and fellow militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar in recent fighting.
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Thirteen Chadian soldiers and 65 Islamist insurgents have been killed in heavy fighting in a remote part of northern Mali, Chad's military says.
Mr Le Drian said the town was now under the control of French forces with "the support of African and in particular Chadian forces".
The report of Belmoktar's death comes just one day after a U.S. official said Abou Zeid had been killed by French and Chadian forces.
The Chadian army fighting alongside French forces claimed earlier this month it had killed Abou Zeid and fellow militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar in fighting in February.
Two Indian citizens were killed, and the wounded Indian and Chadian passengers were taken for medical care, the defense ministry said in the statement Monday.
It is the same region where the Chadian army - fighting alongside French forces - says it killed two top Islamist leaders in recent days.
The announcement follows Friday's declaration by Chadian President Idriss Deby that his troops had also killed Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, another top rebel leader in Mali.
The cars, carrying Indian and Chadian citizens, continued despite warning shots.
And the Sudanese government increased support to Chadian rebels in response.
"We can confirm it was Chadian special forces that led the operation on the Sunday morning and attacked the barracks of the South Africans, " he said.
Chad's participation in the fight against jihadists has come at a considerable cost: At least 23 Chadian soldiers were killed in one battle alone in February.
"It seems impossible to us to recognise a man who has appointed himself, " said Chadian President Idriss Deby following the emergency summit hosted in Chad's capital, N'Djamena.
Ametetai is where Chadian troops said they killed top militant commander Abdelhamid Abou Zeid earlier this week, the BBC's Alex Duval Smith reports from the capital, Bamako.
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