▁F LT ) ▁was ▁an ▁ins urg ent ▁group ▁active ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ad ian ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁Sud an ▁by ▁Ah med ▁Hass an ▁Mus a , ▁an ▁Islam ic ▁fundamental ist ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Muslim ▁Bro ther hood ▁who ▁was ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Union ▁of ▁the ▁Children ▁of ▁Ch ad ▁( Union ▁Gén éra le ▁des ▁Fil s ▁du ▁T ch ad ▁or ▁U G FT ), ▁an ▁Islam ic ▁traditional ist ▁party ▁composed ▁of ▁ex iles ▁in ▁Sud an , ▁whose ▁ad her ents ▁were ▁always ▁rec ru ited ▁mostly ▁among ▁O u add ai ans . ▁On ▁September ▁ 7 , ▁M uss a ▁with ▁his ▁U G FT ▁follow ers ▁created ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁Front ▁of ▁Ch ad ▁( F LT ), ▁the ▁first ▁ins urg ent ▁group ▁formed ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁T omb al b aye ▁Reg ime ; ▁that ▁the ▁times ▁were ▁ready ▁for ▁an ▁ins urg ent ▁group ▁was ▁fully ▁understood ▁a ▁month ▁later , ▁when ▁the ▁Mang al mé ▁ri ots ▁started ▁the ▁civil ▁war . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁year ▁the ▁F LT ▁un ited ▁with ▁I bra him ▁Ab atch a ' s ▁Ch ad ian ▁National ▁Union ▁( UNT ) ▁at ▁the ▁Congress ▁of ▁Ny ala ▁in ▁Sud an ▁between ▁June ▁ 1 9 ▁and ▁ 2 2 . ▁The ▁new ▁organization ▁created ▁was ▁called ▁National ▁Liber ation ▁Front ▁of