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Chad rebels warn EU peace force Chad rebels warn EU peace force
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Rebels in Chad have warned the nascent European Union peacekeeping force they will fight it as a "foreign occupation army" if it sides with President Deby.Rebels in Chad have warned the nascent European Union peacekeeping force they will fight it as a "foreign occupation army" if it sides with President Deby.
The warning from the rebel Assembly of Forces for Change (RFC) follows a major battle in eastern Chad which shattered a month-long ceasefire.The warning from the rebel Assembly of Forces for Change (RFC) follows a major battle in eastern Chad which shattered a month-long ceasefire.
The clashes were near the area where 4,000 EU peacekeepers are to be sent, the border with Sudan's Darfur region.The clashes were near the area where 4,000 EU peacekeepers are to be sent, the border with Sudan's Darfur region.
Both the rebels and the government say that hundreds of fighters were killed.Both the rebels and the government say that hundreds of fighters were killed.
Forces loyal to the president were engaged by another major insurgent group, the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD).Forces loyal to the president were engaged by another major insurgent group, the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD).
Villagers prepare to help bury a fallen government soldier in E Chad
The battle, reported to have been very heavy, took place near the small towns of Forchana and Hadjer Hadid, 70 km (45 miles) east of Abeche.The battle, reported to have been very heavy, took place near the small towns of Forchana and Hadjer Hadid, 70 km (45 miles) east of Abeche.
Both the RFC and UFDD were among the four rebel groups who signed up to a Libya-brokered peace deal just last month.Both the RFC and UFDD were among the four rebel groups who signed up to a Libya-brokered peace deal just last month.
The two groups, who seek the overthrow of President Idriss Deby, say the government has failed to honour the deal.The two groups, who seek the overthrow of President Idriss Deby, say the government has failed to honour the deal.