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Government troops kill 120 rebels

[Nigeria] Mary Ashie left, and Mohammed Farouk both people living with HIV/AIDS holds up placards as they protest outside the AIDS Alliance Nigeria office in Lagos. George Osodi/IRIN
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    Government troops have killed 120 rebels in northern Chad, the Ministry of Communication’s deputy director general, Aba Ali Kaya, told IRIN on Thursday. Kaya said the clash occurred on Tuesday while the soldiers were patrolling the region. Kaya said that the government’s forces suffered no casualties, denying rebel claims that they killed 63 government soldiers and destroyed equipment.

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