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African Union Chases Comoro Rebels

By Prensa Latina

Maputo : Troops of the Africa Union still search for rebels in Anjouan, Comoro Islands, after they occupied the island with little resistance.

The final assault follows eight months of verbal strife between Comoro Union federal government and forces of Bacar who refused to step down when the July elections results were declared illegal.

The reports say that several loyal to the renegade President Bacar fell during the operation and his whereabouts is still unknown but multiple sources said he fled in female clothes.

The Comoro Islands are located in the Indian Ocean, at the mouth of the Mozambique Channel and are made up of Gran Comoro, Moheli and Anjouan Islands.