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10/26/2004:

"Battling terrorism in Chad"

United States troops are in Chad training some of the country's elite forces in how to fight al-Qaeda or any of its allies in the region.

This is the latest battleground in what United States President George W Bush calls the global war on terrorism.

Twenty-five US marines have been stationed at a base 50km south of the capital Ndjamena at a military base, Camp Loumia, working with 170 Chadian soldiers.

Full Article : news.bbc.co.uk