Shimelis denied any government troops had been killed, and said the current fighting is between the rebels and local militia groups.

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On Tuesday, an Interior Ministry officer was killed in the republic and two others were wounded in a gun battle with rebels.

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Jusu does not know the rebels who killed her daughter, but she is not afraid to speak out in front of her community.

VOA: standard.2010.06.07

Hours before the voting began, suspected Islamic rebels killed 23 civilians in Sendjas village, 180 kilometres (112 miles) west of the capital Algiers.

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Itar-Tass news agency quoted the commander of Russian Interior Ministry forces in Chechnya, Vyacheslav Dadonov, as saying two Russians had been killed and one wounded, while an undisclosed number of rebels were killed and 10 arrested.

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The French-led offensive to flush out rebels has killed "hundreds" of militants, France said this week.

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