Rebels surround president's palace in Chad capital
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N'DJAMENA  - Chadian rebels surrounded the presidential palace in N'Djamena on Saturday after storming into the capital, and France began evacuating French and foreign nationals from the city.
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Chad blames a rebel group in Darfur for the breakdown in talks with the Sudan government.
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Chad's president appears in public for the first time since an attempted coup, saying the government is in control.
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast: French armored vehicles took up positions outside the home of President Laurent Gbagbo on Monday after a weekend of violent clashes, and supporters feared an attempt to overthrow him, the presidential spokesman said.
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African Union mediators sent a mission to Chad to seek to persuade nervous Sudanese rebel leaders to attend peace talks on the Darfur crisis in the Nigerian capital Abuja.
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The rebels are seeking to force the countryâs president, Idriss DÃ©by, to share power or step down.
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Insurgents fire mortars at the Somali president's residence, a few hours after his arrival in the capital.
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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of Abeche on Saturday in their latest strike against President Idriss Deby's rule, but government forces said they had withdrawn and surrounded the town.
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Chadian air force planes on Monday attacked a Chadian rebel base across the border, southwest of El-Geneina in the Darfur region of Sudan, a military source 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Chadian rebels said Monday they had voluntarily withdrawn from Chad's capital overnight, but it was unclear if they succumbed to the helicopter gunships and tanks deployed by government forces.
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France raised the alert level Thursday for its military forces in Chad following intelligence reports that rebels were moving toward the African country's capital, a military spokesman said.
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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.
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Chad's government denies the capital is under threat from a rebel advance, as troops deploy outside the capital.
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Red Cross officials said Tuesday that hundreds of civilians have been killed in a coup attempt by rebels in Chad.
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N'DJAMENA  - The French and U.S. embassies in Chad were preparing their nationals there for possible evacuation on Saturday as advancing rebels opposed to President Idriss Deby threatened the capital N'Djamena from the northeast.
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Hundreds of rebels penetrated the capital of Chad after a three-day advance through the central African nation.
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Fighting raged for a second day in the capital of Chad on Sunday, with the government making an all-out attempt to beat back rebels who overran the capital on Saturday, Chadian officials said.