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The World - News from March 6, 1986

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Fresh fighting has erupted in Chad between Libyan-backed rebels and government forces after a two-week lull, the French Defense Ministry said in Paris. A French spokesman, quoting Chadian officials, said the fighting broke out at Kalait near the strategic government-held outpost of Oum Chalouba. France, the former colonial power in Chad, is aiding the government against the rebels.

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