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 N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - Chadian rebels based in the western Darfur region of Sudan launched their first attack deep inside Chad, reaching hundreds of miles into the country to attack government forces.
Police said Wednesday that rebels were 180 miles from the capital, N'djamena, and hoped to capture it. France, which supports the government of longtime Chadian president Idriss Deby, said it was adding 150 troops to its contingent of about 1,200. The troops are being dispatched from the central African country of Gabon, the French Defense Ministry said in a statement.
N'djamena remained calm Wednesday. The capital's mobile phone network went down Wednesday afternoon but land lines kept working. The government sometimes interferes with private communications during crises.
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