Next month I will be teaming up with fellow blogger David Axe over at WarIsBoring.com to head into Chad and cover the growing crisis on the border with Darfur. We will be there for one month.

Below is a map of Darfur and an area map of the region we will be travelling to inside Chad. European troops began deploying to the Chad border with Soudan this February in response to a growing number of attacks spilling over from the Darfur region. An attack two weeks ago on the capital city of Soudan by rebels alleged by Khartoum to be backed by the Chad government prompted the two governments to sever ties. In January, a similar attack on the Chad capital of N’Djamena by rebel groups accused of being backed by Khartoum, left more than 200 dead. A recent attack on May 26 in Abyei, Sudan, has raised fears that a renewed civil war could erupt between the north and south, further complicating the refugee crisis on the Chad border where aid groups are already struggling to manage the hundreds of thousands presently there.

David and I will be patrolling with the European troops, documenting the situation in the refugee camps, and assessing the environmetal elements which impact the displaced populations along the border. We will be reporting to you live on our respective blogs as often as we can. Your interest and support is much appreciated.