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Angolan reinforcements sent to Pool

[Cote d'lvoire] President Laurent Gbagbo. AP
President Laurent Gbagbo.
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    Angolan soldiers have been deployed to the Pool region south of Brazzaville to reinforce government troops in the face of increasing violence in the area, news agencies said. AFP said two Angolan army companies left Brazzaville yesterday (Tuesday) for Mindouli, where Ninja militia allied to former Prime Minister Bernard Kolelas have taken control of several railway stations. Railway traffic between Pointe-Noire and Brazzaville, which resumed last week after a two-month interruption, was again suspended on Monday on account of the latest violence, AFP said.

    Meanwhile, Reuters reported yesterday that Luanda has withdrawn a key mechanised brigade from the Congolese town of Kitona for redeployment in Angola where large-scale fighting has broken out against the former rebel movement UNITA. According to the dispatch, Luanda has also pulled out significant air power including fighter planes and helicopter gunships. Kitona is a rear base for Angolan forces in the Congo.

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