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Chad: Rebel leader seeks reconciliation with government
 (SomaliNet) Chads President, Idriss Deby, has held a reconciliation meeting with Mahamat Nour Abdelkerim, a former rebel leader. Nour led the United Front for Democratic Change (FUC) against Chads government forces in Chads capital in April, shortly before presidential elections. He spent one hour with Deby. "President Idriss Deby and Mahamat Nour exchanged views on the possibilities of Captain Mahamat Nour returning to the fold," an anonymous official told Reuters. Rebel groups fighting Chads government are yet to comment about the Nour-Deby meeting. FUC is suffering from internal wrangles and is losing its grip over Chads government. "The FUC rebel chief (Nour) has distanced himself from the unified command (of the other rebel groups), which is today defeated and whose power to strike is completely reduced," the official said. Chads government and rebels are fighting in eastern Chad. While Chads government says that it has managed to push the rebel groups off Chads soils, the rebels have vehemently denied it. Posted by: Fred 2006-12-19 |
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