Darfur rebels accuse Sudan army of attacks

Reuters | Sep. 18, 2009 (News Report)

Darfur rebels accused Sudanese government forces of attacking their positions on Thursday and Friday, weeks after a senior peacekeeper said the region was no longer in a state of war.

The reports came after a period of relative calm in the region, where more than six years of fighting has driven an estimated 2.7 million from their homes.

Commanders from an arm of the rebel Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) told Reuters Sudan's army, backed up ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Sep 19, 2009 - 6:43 PM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Sep. 19, 2009

With two US wars of aggression, genocides such as in Darfur get little US press, partly limited by Sudan attempts to keep the public from knowing what has been going on. Under the circumstances Reuters here provides good information.

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