Ivorian Rebels Capture Major Town -- Al JazeeraNew Forces fighters allied with UN-recognised leader say Toulepleu fell after a fierce battle with government troops.
Cote d'Ivoire's rebels say they have captured a town after a fierce battle in the country's volatile west near the border with Liberia, triggering panic among tens of thousands of refugees already fleeing violence over a deepening political crisis.
The New Forces rebels said in a statement on their website that they seized Toulepleu on Sunday.
The statement said: "The large town of Toulepleu in the west of Ivory Coast is now in the hands of the army of the New Forces (rebels) since Sunday at noon following an intense combat."
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