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ECOMOG soldiers killed in rebel ambush

The main mosque at dusk is brightly lit during the annual pilgrimage, Touba, Senegal, 31 March 2005. Touba is a holy city established in 1887 by Sheikh Ahmaudou Bamba Mbacke, a muslim mystic and founder of the mouride brotherhood. IRIN
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    A group of Guinean soldiers from the West African peacekeeping force, ECOMOG, were ambushed by Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels and some 30 soldiers were killed or injured, MISNA reported today (Wednesday). ECOMOG spokesman, Lieutenant-Colonel Chris Olukulade, confirmed to IRIN today that "we had some story of an ambush in that area over a week ago, but the casualties were not so high." He declined to comment further on the number of casualties. Mange is situated in western Sierra Leone, about half-way between Kambia and Port Loko.

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