Source: Rebels move in on Chad capital
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Heavy gunfire was heard in Chad's capital Ndjamena Saturday as rebel fighters entered the city from several directions, a diplomatic source told CNN by telephone.
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Chad's army fought to drive off  rebels who pushed to within 100 km (60 miles) of the capital  N'Djamena on Friday and the clashes delayed the deployment of  European peacekeepers to the African country.
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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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Chadian rebels renewed their assault on the capital of this oil-rich central African country Monday, and tens of thousands of people fled as gunfire crackled and artillery shells exploded across the city.
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NAIROBI, Feb. 4 -- Rebel fighters withdrew from the Chadian capital overnight after government forces used helicopter gunships and tanks to repel an attempted coup.
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France flies 150 fresh troops to Chad amid reports of a rebel advance on the capital N'Djamena.
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JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 6 -- Life eased toward normality Wednesday in Chad's capital of N'Djamena as a few shops reopened and people began venturing out of their homes on the quietest day since rebels attacked last week, according to humanitarian workers.
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Chad blames a rebel group in Darfur for the breakdown in talks with the Sudan government.
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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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Civilians pour out of the Chad capital, as fighting continues on the outskirts, despite government claims of victory.
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The European force resumes its deployment in Chad following fierce clashes in the capital.
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N'DJAMENA  - Chad's armed forces retook control of the eastern military center of Abeche on Sunday after rebels who took the town a day earlier fled, Defense Minister Bichara Issa Djadallah said.
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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 rebels are pushed back from the capital N'Djamena, which they had seized over the weekend.
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Scores of armed rebels approached Gonaives and some sneaked into the city despite opposition from U.N. peacekeepers, ratcheting up more tension in the city of a quarter million devastated by floods more than a week ago.
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Hundreds of civilians have died in fierce fighting between rebels and government forces in Chad's capital, Red Cross officials said Tuesday, as the insurgents agreed to a cease-fire and their momentum faded. Former colonial power France threatened to enter the fight to support the government.
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N'DJAMENA  - Chad's army retook the eastern military center of Abeche on Sunday after the withdrawal of rebels who took the town a day earlier in the latest challenge to President Idriss Deby, the government and aid workers said.