Rebels in the Main African Republic (AUTO) state they have actually captured 2 communities, as they pledge to return to an offensive to kick out President Francois Bozize.
Seleka boxers had actually taken the north cities of Bouca and Batangafo, their army procedures main Arda Akouman informed BBC Afrique.
A federal government spokesperson stated the cities were under threat, yet had not dropped.
Seleka accuses Mr Bozize of failing to recognize a tranquility deal signed in January - a charge he denies.
On Wednesday, the UN Security Council claimed it was worried concerning a restored problem that could "threaten the precarious stability" of AUTOMOBILE.
Seleka signed up with a power-sharing federal government in January, in talks brokered by regional innovators, to finish the disobedience they launched last year.
Under the deal, senior Seleka leader Michel Djotodia came to be the defense priest.
Foreign troops, including those from South Africa, were set up to assist impose the peace offer.
On Sunday, Seleka said it had actually recalled Mr Djotodia and 4 various other ministers from the federal government, and required the drawback of South African troops safeguarding Bangui.
Seleka stated it would certainly consider its alternatives if the group's demands were not satisfied by Wednesday.
As the due date ended, Mr Bozize gave out a decree to lift a curfew in the funds, Bangui, and to release political prisoners.
Mr Akouman told BBC Afrique that Seleka "don't think exactly what Bozize is stating" and the group's fighters had taken Bouka and Batangafo, regarding 300km (190 miles) and 600km specifically from the capital.
"We'll be going to Bangui walking or in pick-up vehicles," he said.
"We don't want to have a discussion with Bozize any more.".
Government representative Gaston Mackouzangba rejected the 2 communities had dropped, Radio France International (RFI) reports.
The communities were under threat, however still under the command of the army and peacekeepers, he claimed.
South Africa's foreign ministry spokesman Clayton Monyela declined rebel demands for the withdrawal of his nation's soldiers, Reuters news firm records.
"The soldiers are remaining. They aren't going anywhere," he is quotationed as saying.
Under the tranquility offer, Seleka agreed that Mr Bozize, that took possession of power in a coup in 2003, would certainly stay president until elections in 2016.
AUTO has actually been struck by a series of disobediences considering that freedom from France in 1960.
It is just one of the poorest countries in Africa, regardless of its considerable mineral resources.
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