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| Central African Forces Kill Five Rebels |
| 2013-06-11 |
| [An Nahar] Fighters loyal to the Central African Republic's new government killed five rebels near the Cameroon border, a military source said Monday, adding that their leader escaped the weekend attack on horseback. The forces of the ruling Seleka movement launched an attack on the Democratic Front for the Central African People (FDPC), former allies, in the western region of Baboua on Saturday, the source said. "They attacked these (FDPC) positions, leaving four dead and two injured, of whom one was seriously (injured) and who later died of his wounds," the source said, requesting anonymity. The Seleka coalition of former rebels overthrew the unstable regime of Francois Bozize on March 24 and its leader Michel Djotodia proclaimed himself head of state in the coup-prone former French colony. Since then, Djotodia's government has struggled to secure the mineral-rich but poor landlocked nation. The FDPC, led by Abdoulaye Miskine, threatened in April to take up arms against the new authorities. Miskine was injured when government forces attacked FDPC positions later that month. |
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