France sends more troops to CAR after rebel attacks
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France has sent around 100 extra troops to the Central African Republic after a series of rebel attacks in the poor, landlocked country, which borders Sudan's violent Darfur region, the French military said on Thursday.
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PARIS, Nov 7  - France&#39;s military chief said on Sunday that his troops may have killed or wounded people during recent clashes with anti-French demonstrators in Ivory Coast.
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At least 13 died and 20 are injured after a crash involving a Spanish coach and 10 cars in southern France.
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Troops stepped up patrols in many  parts of India on Saturday, especially in the restive northeast  and Kashmir, as the government prepared to host French  President Nicolas Sarkozy for its Republic Day celebrations.
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Security forces opened fire Tuesday as thousands of angry government loyalists massed outside a French evacuation post for foreigners. Seven people were reported killed and  200 wounded in the incident as violence continued to pit France against its former prize colony.
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The government has decided to send up to 1,000 extra troops to Afghanistan to fight a resurgent Taliban, days after announcing a major reduction in forces in Iraq.
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NIAMEY, Niger -- French troop reinforcements flew to the coastal city of Abidjan in riot-torn Ivory Coast yesterday amid rising concerns that the conflict between government and rebel forces was on the verge of spiraling out of control and could dramatically hurt its West African neighbors.
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Government troops in Central African  Republic, backed by French forces, have launched an offensive  to retake a northeast town from rebels, and have recaptured its  airport, a French military spokesman said on Tuesday.
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French forces confront rebels in the Central African Republic during a government offensive in the north.
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ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast: French armored vehicles took up positions outside the home of President Laurent Gbagbo on Monday after a weekend of violent clashes, and supporters feared an attempt to overthrow him, the presidential spokesman said.
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France's military said on Thursday it had  transported munitions to the Chadian government army, which  repelled a rebel attack on the capital N'Djamena this month.
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Government troops in Central African Republic, backed by French forces, have launched an offensive to retake a northeast town from rebels, and have recaptured its airport, a French military spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Dozens of French soldiers arrived Sunday to help the Lebanese army rebuild bridges that were destroyed or damaged by Israeli airstrikes during the 34-day fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerrillas.
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The UN mission says it needs extra troops to continue to maintain order in Ivory Coast which has seen renewed fighting between rival factions.
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France will set up a permanent military base of up to 500 troops in the United Arab Emirates, the French government announced Tuesday during a visit by President Nicolas Sarkozy.
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The United Nations relief agency has called for more international troops to be sent to the flood-devastated Haitian city of Gonaives to secure the delivery of emergency food supplies.
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French President Nicolas Sarkozy said  France could boost its presence in Afghanistan to help the  Afghan army and police in a surprise visit to give French  troops his Christmas greetings.