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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). |
| 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. |