BILTINE, CHAD

'Biltine' is a city in Chad, and the capital of Wadi Fira region (previously Biltine prefecture).
It has a population of 8,100 (as of 1993).
According to the BBC, the town was briefly captured on November 25 2006 by the RADF, a rebel group, then recaptured the next day by the government, along with nearby Abéché that had been captured by a different rebel group, the UFDD [1].