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N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - Chad accused Sudan of backing a new rebel advance, saying Thursday that the move came even as another African country was trying to mediate between the neighbors.
According to a Chad government statement, Sudan launched "several heavily armed columns" against Chad a day earlier. The Chadian government called the fighters "mercenaries," its term for Chadian rebels it accuses Sudan of backing, and said they crossed from Sudan and reached a border town, Moudeina. Chad said it was taking steps to respond to "this new attack."
Senegal has been trying to persuade Chad and Sudan to implementing earlier, faltered accords in a step toward calming war-torn Darfur and other areas on their shared border.
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