
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops backed by tanks and artillery destroyed 30 Tamil Tiger bunkers in the island's far north on Wednesday killing 12 rebels, while air force jets bombed a gathering of rebel leaders, the military said.
N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - France threw its weight behind Chad's President Idriss Deby on Tuesday, saying it could intervene against armed rebels whose weekend attack on the capital threatened to trigger a fresh humanitarian crisis.
France ready to intervene if needed; Saudi Arabia closing embassy
Chadian rebels are pushed back from the capital N'Djamena, which they had seized over the weekend.
Rebels in Chad say they will resume their assault on N'Djamena, after seizing large parts of the city.
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