I think he was arrested because he had given an interview with a journalist and they discovered he was in Khartoum.

This fight is a family problem between Deby and his family.

Now he sees the opposition is getting stronger, he's looking for a scapegoat ... This is a Chadian problem.

Each of our groups had their own forces, men and equipment. Now, we'll be joining them together.

We arrested several of his aides and bodyguards and discovered several of his hiding places where he used to hide, but he wasn't there. Certain (security) services shouldn't have allowed that to happen.

They go back three or four decades, and they've been through a lot together. I think Khamenei is tending domestically to his power base, and he does want to avert an international crisis.