Thursday, August 23, 2007

Darfur update


One of the main rebel factions battling the Sudanese government in the war torn western Darfur region threatened Thursday to reconsider its participation in peace talks following a raid by government forces on a refugee camp.


The faction is the Sudanese Liberation Movement/Army, and said in a statement that 1,000 Sudanese troops were involved in the raid, which resulted in 40 arrests and five deaths.

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