Between November 26 and 27, 2007, clashes broke out near Hadjer Hadid, Chad between the Chadian government and the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD), a rebel group led by Mahamat Nouri.

A month prior to the battle, four insurgent groups including the UFDD signed a ceasefire with the Chadian government.

[2][3] UFDD commander Mahamat Nouri stated that he had received information that his troops would be under attack by the Chadian government.

[3][1][5] The UFDD claimed that 200 Chadian troops were killed, and medical sources documented 160 wounded soldiers were evacuated to a hospital in Abéché.

[5] Reuters journalists on the scene said that in the days afterward, bodies of dead soldiers and fighters, burnt-out trucks, and projectiles were strewn across the battlefield.