French forces in heated battle with rebels in Ivory Coast

Sunday, December 22, 2002

DUEKOUE, Ivory Coast -- French forces firing tank-mounted cannons drove back Ivory Coast rebels Saturday, stalling the insurgents' advance toward Abidjan, the West African nation's prized commercial center.

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