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LA ROCHELLE, France (AP) - France is ready to launch a military operation in Chad against rebels if necessary, President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday.
But the government stressed that France had no immediate plans to step up its military involvement, saying the fighting appeared to be abating.
France has about 1,900 troops already based in Chad, a former French colony in central Africa where rebels and government troops have been clashing in and near the capital for three days.
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