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Government claims capture of rebel-held towns

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    The allied forces claim they have recaptured four rebel-held towns, according to state television on Thursday. It said Kalemie in Katanga province, Businga in Equateur, Kabambare in Maniema and Baraka in South Kivu were under government control. President Laurent-Desire Kabila was reportedly on a visit to Kalemie, the television added, saying the rebel troops had "lost many men and abandoned large quantities of weapons". Kabila was due to chair a cabinet meeting in the Katangese capital, Lubumbashi, on Friday.

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