Fighters from the Central African Republic’s main Seleka rebel group attacked two southern towns Monday, exactly two months after signing a peace deal with the government, a military source said.<\/p>\n
“Seleka forces launched a first attack at around 6:00 am (0500 GMT) against the town of Gambo… They met no resistance because our troops retreated to Bangassou,” an army officer said on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n
He said that the rebels later also captured Bangassou, which lies on the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n
“The second attack occurred shortly before 8:00 am (0700 GMT) against the town of Bangassou. There was an exchange of fire, after which the defence and security forces pulled back,” he said.<\/p>\n
The officer said it was not immediately clear whether the incident had caused any casualties because all telephone lines in the area were down.<\/p>\n
The Seleka \u2014 which means “alliance” \u2014 signed a peace pact on January 11 in Gabon’s capital Libreville with President Francois Bozize’s regime.<\/p>\n
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