Ethiopian blockade cuts off rebel region
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NAIROBI -- The Ethiopian government is blockading emergency food aid and choking off trade to large parts of a remote region in the eastern part of the country that is home to a rebel force, putting hundreds of thousands of people at risk of starvation, Western diplomats and humanitarian officials say.
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The blockade in the central Ogaden region of Ethiopia puts hundreds of thousands of people at risk of starvation, Western diplomats and humanitarian officials say.
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Egypt began closing its breached border with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Friday, using barbed wire and water cannons to keep Palestinians from crossing into Egypt in defiance of an Israeli blockade.
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Maoist rebels, fighting to topple Nepal&#39;s constitutional monarchy, cut off all land routes to the Himalayan kingdom&#39;s capital on Wednesday, disrupting food and supplies to the city of 1.5 million people.
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KHARTOUM, 26 September 2004 - The Sudanese government imposed a security clampdown yesterday after announcing that it had foiled a coup attempt by supporters of jailed former ally Hassan Turabi, a claim derided by anti-government rebels.
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EL FASHER, Sudan  - Tribal clashes, banditry and  troop movements are blocking crucial deliveries of food aid in  North Darfur state despite recent peace agreements, African  Union and United Nations officials said Sunday.
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About 500 Ethiopian troops were  spotted in Somalia on Wednesday along a main supply route to  the government stronghold in Baidoa, as rains and floods  stalled a feared march to war in other parts of the country.
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The UN World Food Programme (WFP) said it has suspended food aid to the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur following a rebel attack on a market town that triggered deadly clashes with government forces.
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Sri Lanka&#39;s army has closed off entry points to areas controlled by Tamil Tiger rebels for the first day since a 2002 ceasefire after Red Cross officials said they feared for their safety amid sporadic violence.
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The UN World Food Program halted its food convoys to the Sudanese region of Darfur after rebels clashed with government forces in the commercial town of Ghubaysh, UN aid officials said.
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This capital city remained cut off from the rest of the country for a third consecutive day on Friday because of a blockade ordered by Maoist insurgents
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A rebel Nigerian warlord withdrew a  threat to shut oil operations in the world's seventh largest  exporter Friday as part of a peace deal negotiated with the  government.
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Rebel groups in Nigeria's Delta region have agreed to stop hostilities against the government, officials confirm.
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KATHMANDU : Maoist rebels cut off routes to Nepal&#39;s capital Kathmandu in their first blockade of the city since they launched their insurgency to overthrow the constitutional monarchy eight years ago.
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KATMANDU, Nepal -- Without setting up a roadblock or making an appearance, Maoist rebels cut off the capital from the rest of this Himalayan kingdom by declaring a blockade yesterday, leaving this city with a few days of food and cooking fuel.
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Clashes between Maoist militants and government forces in western Nepal have killed at least 24 people, as a rebel-blockade shut down major highways in the capital city.
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MOGADISHU, Somalia, Nov. 22 -- Hundreds of Ethiopian troops were patrolling a strategic road that leads to the southern town of Baidoa, where Somalia's interim government is based, after a brief but intense firefight in the area this week, witnesses said Wednesday.