Rebels Battle for Control of Town
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Angola’s main rebel group said it was battling a heavily armed government regiment for control of the central highland town of Catabola, 60 miles from Andulo, the political and military headquarters of veteran guerrilla leader Jonas Savimbi’s National Union for the Total Independence of Angola, or UNITA. He has remained there since 1996. Meanwhile, President Jose Eduardo dos Santos reshuffled his government, taking personal charge of the armed forces’ campaign against UNITA.
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