Angolan and Zimbabwean troops and aircraft stopped the 6, 000-strong rebel force at the gates of the capital, Kinshasa, in late August.
France's forces have performed well in Congo before, but its government has awkward relations with Rwanda, which backs the main rebel force.
The idea that Gadhafi, his sons and inner circle would simply wait to be rolled over by a rebel force is unlikely.
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Congo's leaders, who are supposed to be having an election in July, have higher priorities than chasing yet another rebel force around their wild east.
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NATO, relying heavily on American forces, launched air strikes to stop Milosevic, and received crucial assistance from the Kosovo Liberation Army, the main rebel force in the region.
Meanwhile, the Free Syrian Army (FSA) - the main rebel fighting force - condemned the seizure of the UN observers.
The board of Alliance Trust has defeated a bid by a rebel shareholder to force a comprehensive review of the investment firm's operations.
This is the moment when the Lords' power is at its greatest, when brinkmanship by the Opposition or rebel groups can force ministers into concessions, for fear of losing an entire piece of legislation because it's not agreed as the session ends.
We literally rebel against ourselves as if pulled by some unknown primordial force.
Talks in Togo between the government of Sierra Leone and the rebels were deadlocked by rebel demands for the withdrawal of the West African peacekeeping force and the establishment of a government of national unity.
Demonstrators are angry that the 17, 000-strong UN force has not better protected them against an offensive by rebel forces.
The settlement also agreed to integration of thousands of rebel fighters into the Sudanese army, as well as a protection force for civilians.
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