Congo rebels attack government forces in east
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Fighters loyal to a dissident general attacked army positions in eastern Congo with heavy weapons and small arms on Saturday, said the government and the United Nations.
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The Congolese say more than 6,000 Rwandans have crossed the border and are attacking and burning villages. From the eastern town of Beni, Congolese regional cooperation minister Mbusa Nyamwisi said villages were being targeted nearby.
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Fighters loyal to a dissident general have attacked army positions in eastern Congo with small arms and heavy weapons, the government and the U.N. said on Saturday.
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N'DJAMENA  - Chadian government forces, backed by   planes and helicopter gunships, have attacked a rebel mountain   stronghold in the east of the country.
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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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N'DJAMENA  - Chad government forces fought on Saturday with rebels around the eastern town of Abeche after the insurgents launched a fresh attack in their campaign against President Idriss Deby, the defense minister said.
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Troops loyal to a renegade Congo general attacked army forces Tuesday in eastern Congo, re-igniting fighting after a week of relative calm in the restive region, officials said.
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The Sri Lankan military says at least 30 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed in fierce fighting in the country's east.
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The Democratic Republic of Congo has replaced its army commander in the eastern province of North Kivu, the scene of days of fighting between government reinforcements and rebel units, authorities said.
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N'DJAMENA  - Rebels fighting to overthrow Chad's President Idriss Deby attacked the eastern town of Adre on the border with Darfur on Thursday, in a raid the Chadian government said had been launched from neighboring Sudan.
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United Nations officials are investigating reports that Hutu extremists have attacked Rwandan villages from bases in eastern Congo.
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Clashes broke out between Congo's army and fighters loyal to renegade General Laurent Nkunda on Monday, threatening to shatter a fragile three-week ceasefire in the troubled east, U.N. and army officials said.
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GOMA, Congo  - Intense fighting between government and militia forces in eastern Congo has led to a surge in rape by fighters from all sides, women and doctors say.
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Renegade soldiers have advanced in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, taking control of two more villages during clashes with government troops, United Nations officials said on Monday.
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About 30 Tamil Tiger rebels have been killed in overnight clashes in the east of Sri Lanka, the army says.
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NAIROBI, Oct. 23 -- A variety of armed groups, including the Congolese military, have routinely terrorized civilians across eastern Congo in the past year, with killings, massacres, rapes, abductions, looting and other brutalities perpetrated by all parties in the conflict, according to a report ...
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Fighting broke out early Saturday between the national army and rebels in a volatile region of eastern Chad, and rebels claimed they had seized the major city in the area.