Chad rebels 'down military plane'
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A Chadian rebel group claims to have shot down a military plane which was bombing their positions.
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GENEINA, Sudan  - A senior Sudanese official  charged Sunday that a rebel group with which Khartoum is  negotiating to bring peace to the troubled Darfur region was  linked to an alleged coup plot uncovered last week.
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N'DJAMENA  - Chad's President Idriss Deby appointed a close ally as defence minister on Friday as soldiers and police imposed a security crackdown across the country following a rebel attack on the capital two weeks ago.
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Sudanese warplanes have been bombing rebel positions in West Darfur, rebel commanders say.
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Aircraft 'dropped ammunition' on country's north before retreating under Syrian fire, report says.
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Fighting breaks out between government and rebel forces north of Chad's capital N'Djamena, reports say.
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N'DJAMENA  - Chad's President Idriss Deby said on Wednesday his government was in total control of the country after beating back a rebel offensive in fighting which killed at least 100 civilians at the weekend.
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Chadian rebels said Monday they had voluntarily withdrawn from Chad's capital overnight, but it was unclear if they succumbed to the helicopter gunships and tanks deployed by government forces.
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Chadian troops are sent to intercept rebels who are advancing on the capital after seizing a key town.
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A Chadian rebel group has said it has shot down a small government army plane in the east of the central African country, in the latest sign of growing conflict.
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Chadian rebels capture the town of Guereda on the country's eastern border with Sudan.
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N'DJAMEMA  - France's defense minister flew to Chad on Wednesday in a show of support for President Idriss Deby who survived a weekend assault on the capital N'Djamena by rebels.
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Niger's Tuareg-led rebels said on Saturday they had killed at least 12 soldiers and destroyed two army vehicles in the desert north of the central African country, but the military denied this.
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A Darfur rebel group said it seized control of a Sudanese army base in neighboring Kordofan province on Wednesday.
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Between 2,000 and 3,000 rebel soldiers armed with rifles were moving around the capital of Chad today as Chadian troops used helicopters against them, a French Defense Department spokesman said. The French government said it expected to evacuate 400 foreign nationals today after taking the same number out of its former colony the day before.
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N'DJAMENA  - Chadian rebels attacked the eastern regional capital of Abeche on Saturday in their latest strike against President Idriss Deby's rule, wresting control from government forces who withdrew and surrounded the town.
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Rebels seeking to topple the government of Chad seized a crucial eastern city early on Saturday, according to aid workers based in the region.