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| | Taipei Times - archives |
 | | Rebels withdrew from the northern town of Ouadda after clashes with government troops backed by a small Central African peacekeeping force, said Diego Albator Yao, who is in charge of rebel military operations, by telephone on Thursday from an undisclosed location. |
 | | Ouadda, however, was not attacked by French forces, he said. |
 | | Since late October, rebels have captured a handful of towns in the country's northern tip -- demanding as they progress that the administration meet with them to answer to their charges of corruption, mismanagement and the favoring of some ethnic groups over others. |
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