Angolan rebels claim more casualties in oil-rich Cabinda

Two rebels and 17 Angolan soldiers were killed in two incidents in the oil-producing province of Cabinda at the weekend, the separatist Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) said on Monday. On Friday the government also did not respond to a FLEC claim that nine Angolan soldiers had been killed in the region. The latest clashes broke out on Saturday and Sunday near the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, FLEC said in a statement.