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C.A.R army retakes strategic town

C.A.R army retakes strategic town

CENTRAL African Republic's army, backed by Russian and Rwandan allies, regained full control yesterday of a strategic town near the western border with Cameroon that had been attacked by rebel forces last month, the government spokesman said. The army has been battling a coalition of rebels since the weeks before a disputed December 27 election, in which President Faustin-Archange Touadera won a second term. The violence has forced more than 200,000 civilians to flee their homes. The rebels attacked Bouar, a market town about 100 km (60 miles) from the border with Cameroon, on January 9. They also attacked the…
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