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Chadian Opposition forces attack east Chad |
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Friday, 13 June 2008 |
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Rebel forces in Chad said yesterday that they shot down a government helicopter in a fresh offensive from the east aimed at overthrowing President Idriss Deby.
But they offered to call off the advance if France and the European Union, which have supported Deby's rule over the landlocked oil producer, pressed him into holding all-inclusive peace talks with rebel groups and civilian opponents.
Abderaman Kalamallah of the rebel National Alliance told Reuters that four of their columns had pushed westwards "deep inside" the eastern Dar Sila region of Chad hoping to topple Debby after a February attack on the capital N'Djamena failed to.
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