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  1. France may deport Comoros leaderRead the original story

    Mar 28, 2008 | Ireland.com

    Comorian rebel leader Mohamed Bacar, wanted by the Comoros government for leading a separatist government on one of the archipelago's islands, is likely to be deported from the French island of Reunion, French ...

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  2. Comoran president urges peaceful demonstrations against FranceRead the original story

    Mar 28, 2008 | Raw Story

    ... Moroni. Several thousand Comorans demonstrated Thursday to demand France hand over Bacar to face trial in the Comoros, notably over charges of torture. "France should return Bacar to us, France get out of Comoros," read some placards. "On one hand, ...

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  3. COMOROS: No quick fix after military strikeRead the original story

    Mar 28, 2008 | IRIN News

    PORT LOUIS, 28 March 2008 - The end of Mohamed Bacar's rebel rule in Anjouan could boost political stability on the Comoros archipelago, but the humanitarian problems will take longer to fix.

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  4. Arab leaders snub Syria summitRead the original story

    Mar 28, 2008 | Sunday Times

    ... Damascus over the political crisis in Lebanon. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad will host the leaders of Algeria, Comoros, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, the Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Sudan, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, the official ...

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  5. Comoros demands France extradite rebel leaderRead the original story

    Mar 28, 2008 | Manawatu Evening Standard

    Comoros has demanded that France hand over a rebel leader wanted by the Indian Ocean archipelago for crimes against humanity, as its troops fired tear gas to quell protests against the former colonial power.

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  6. Commending African Union Operation to Restore Constitutional Rule On Comoran Island of Anjouan

    Mar 28, 2008 | M2.com

    Press Statement Sean McCormack, Spokesman Washington, DC -- We commend the African Union's efforts to assist the Government of the Union of the Comoros to restore constitutional rule on the island of Anjouan.

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  7. France flies rebel out of ComorosRead the original story

    Mar 27, 2008 | BBC

    ... a disputed election in 2007. About 600 Comoran and AU troops took part in the amphibious assault on Tuesday. The Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean has had a fractious history since independence from France, experiencing more than 20 coups or ...

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  8. Comoros Rebel Leader on French IslandRead the original story

    Mar 27, 2008 | Las Vegs Sun

    The Comoros government called on France on Thursday to hand over a deposed rebel leader for trial, but the former colonial power said it has its own case to pursue and was examining an asylum request.

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  9. PoliticsRead the original story

    Mar 27, 2008 | Panapress

    ... on the 26 March Martyrs' Monument to celebrate the 17th anniversary of the advent of democracy in Mali. Moroni, Comoros (PANA) - The executive assistant of the Comoros president in cha rge of defence, Mohamed Bacar Dossar, declared on Tuesday in ...

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  10. African Union Troops Invade Rebel IslandRead the original story

    Mar 24, 2008 | Buzzle.com

    Government of Comoros archipelago says it is back in control of Anjouan island, where a dissident colonel had declared himself president The central government of the Comoros islands in the Indian Ocean today ...

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  11. Plane with Comoran rebel leader lands in ReunionRead the original story

    Mar 27, 2008 | Raw Story

    The rebel leader of the Comoros island of Anjouan, Mohamed Bacar, arrived in Reunion on Friday to an uncertain future, two days after his ouster by Comoran and African Union forces.

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  12. African troops patrol AnjouanRead the original story

    Mar 27, 2008 | The Herald

    AFP. MUTSAMUDU (Comoros). African troops yesterday patrolled the Comoran island of Anjouan after its renegade leader fled to the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, leaving his capital in the hands of the federal authority. Ousted rebel leader ...

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  13. Comorans seethe as France mulls asylum for ousted rebel leaderRead the original story

    Mar 27, 2008 | The Daily Star

    ... Comoran and African Union troops staged a joint invasion of his Anjouan island stronghold to depose him. In the Comoros capital of Moroni, security forces used tear gas to disperse 1,000 people trying to march on the French Embassy demanding that ...

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  14. Comoran troops in control of Anjouan set prisoners freeRead the original story

    Mar 27, 2008 | Taipei Times

    AP, MUTSAMUDU, COMOROS Friday, Mar 28, 2008, Page 6 Comoran government troops, now in control of the capital of Anjouan island, freed all the prisoners from the main jail in its capital on Wednesday to the ...

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  15. AfricaRead the original story

    Mar 21, 2008 | Guardian Newspapers

    ... states and equip them for the post conflict security challenges in the region. AU troops boost invasion build-up on Comoros Island -210308 T HE first batch of African Union (AU) troops yesterday arrived on the Comoros island of Moheli, joining ...

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  16. More AU troops arrive to back Comoros regimeRead the original story

    Mar 21, 2008 | The Daily Star

    FOMBONI, Comoros: A fresh batch of African Union troops arrived on the Comoros island of Moheli Friday, joining Comoran forces massed for a military offensive to retake the rebel island of Anjouan.

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  17. AU troops boost invasion build-up on Comoros IslandRead the original story

    Mar 21, 2008 | Guardian Newspapers

    T HE first batch of African Union troops yesterday arrived on the Comoros island of Moheli, joining Comoran forces massed for a military offensive to retake the rebel island of Anjouan, Agence France Presse ...

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  18. Africa in pictures: 15-21 March

    Mar 21, 2008 | BBC

    A Nigerian peacekeeper with the United Nations' mission in the Sudanese war-torn region of Darfur sips a cup of tea offered to him by nomads on Sunday.

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  19. African Union troops arrive on Comoros islandRead the original story

    Mar 21, 2008 | Independent Online

    A fresh batch of African Union troops arrived on the Comoros island of Moheli on Friday, joining Comoran forces massed for a military offensive to retake the rebel island of Anjouan.

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  20. Day in picturesRead the original story

    Mar 20, 2008 | BBC

    A maintenance worker oils the Great Westminster Clock at the Houses of Parliament in London ahead of the switch to British Summertime on 30 March, when clocks go forward an hour.

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