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| Chad rebels strike eastern towns | Chad rebels strike eastern towns |
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| Rebels in Chad have launched a series of attacks in the east, although the government denies claims they have seized the town of Am Timan. | Rebels in Chad have launched a series of attacks in the east, although the government denies claims they have seized the town of Am Timan. |
| A BBC correspondent says that mobile phone links have been cut to the town - normally a sign of major trouble. | A BBC correspondent says that mobile phone links have been cut to the town - normally a sign of major trouble. |
| Troops have been recalled to base for the Muslim holiday of Eid - the biggest festival of the year in Chad. | Troops have been recalled to base for the Muslim holiday of Eid - the biggest festival of the year in Chad. |
| Chad says the government of neighbouring Sudan backs the rebels - claims denied by Khartoum. | Chad says the government of neighbouring Sudan backs the rebels - claims denied by Khartoum. |
| Sudan in turn accuses Chad of backing rebels in the war-torn Darfur region. | Sudan in turn accuses Chad of backing rebels in the war-torn Darfur region. |
| Eastern Chad has a similar ethnic make-up to Darfur, where Arab militias are accused of carrying out a genocide against black Africans. | Eastern Chad has a similar ethnic make-up to Darfur, where Arab militias are accused of carrying out a genocide against black Africans. |
| href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/06/africa_janjaweed_in_chad/html/1.stm" class="">In pictures: Janjaweed in Chad "The UFDD [Union of Forces for Democracy and Development] has just entered Am Timan and the army fled," one of the rebel leaders, Acheikh Ibn Oumar, told the AFP news agency by satellite phone. | |
| Communications Minister Hourmadji Moussa Doumgor confirmed that the rebels had "entered" Am Timan but that they left immediately "after having fired shots into the air, like on Sunday in Goz Beida". | Communications Minister Hourmadji Moussa Doumgor confirmed that the rebels had "entered" Am Timan but that they left immediately "after having fired shots into the air, like on Sunday in Goz Beida". |
| The BBC's Stephanie Hancock in Chad says that independent sources seem to back up the rebel claims. | The BBC's Stephanie Hancock in Chad says that independent sources seem to back up the rebel claims. |
| She also says that there has been fierce fighting in the border town of Ade. | She also says that there has been fierce fighting in the border town of Ade. |
| Some reports say the rebels have also been seen in the Mongo region, closer to the capital, N'Djamena, where there has also been a noticeable increase in security. | Some reports say the rebels have also been seen in the Mongo region, closer to the capital, N'Djamena, where there has also been a noticeable increase in security. |
| In April, the rebels launched an attack on the capital before being repelled. | In April, the rebels launched an attack on the capital before being repelled. |