2006年VOA标准英语-Chadian Peace Accord Dismissed By Some Rebel Fa

By Kari Barber
Dakar
26 December 2006

Two Chadian rebel groups signed an agreement Monday to combine their forces to continue fighting government troops. The announcement comes one day after President Idriss Deby agreed to a peace deal with a leader of another rebel faction¹. Some members of Chad's fragmented rebel movement are dismissing the accord saying negotiations² cannot be made with Chad's government. Kari Barber reports from our regional bureau in Dakar.

 
Chad's President Idriss Deby (R) shakes hands with rebel leader of the United Front for Change (FUC) Mahamat Nour Abdulkerim (L) in Libya, 24 Dec 2006
Chad's president Idriss Deby signed a peace accord with rebel faction leader Mahamat Nour in Libya on Sunday.

Nour's forces raided the capital, N'Djamena, in April. The deal calls for them to be integrated into the national army.

The government and the rebel groups involved in the accord say they will end military and media campaigns against each other. They say they will also release each other's prisoners and grant amnesty to fighters on both sides.

Members of other rebel groups have rejected calls to join the agreement.

Makaila Nguebla, a Dakar-based spokesman for a rebel group known as the UFDD, says he is not interested in dealing³ with Mr. Deby's government because he does not consider it legitimate⁴.

He says any negotiations with Mr. Deby should involve international groups such as the United Nations and the African Union.

 
Chadian troops patrol deployed⁵ after the fighting with UFDD rebels in Biltine, 11 Dec 2006
On Monday two rebel groups known as the UFDD and the RAFD formed a coalition⁶ to unite their forces under a central command. The two groups have stepped up their attacks on government troops in recent months. Rebels say they have taken up arms because there is no room for political opposition⁷.

President Deby came to power in 1990 as part of a rebel movement. He was later elected in polls that were widely viewed as rigged.

Chad has accused Sudan of backing the rebels, a charge officials in Khartoum have denied.

1 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

2 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

3 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

4 legitimate   

adj.合法的，合理的，合乎逻辑的；v.使合法

参考例句：

• Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
• That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。

5 deployed   

（尤指军事行动）使展开( deploy的过去式和过去分词 )； 施展； 部署； 有效地利用

参考例句：

• Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
• The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。

6 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

7 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。