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UN Staffers Kidnapped in Darfur

Peacekeeping troops establish contact, plead for their release

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(Newser) – Two staffers supporting peacekeeping operations in Darfur were kidnapped from their homes this morning, the AP reports. The joint UN-African Union peacekeeping force has established contact with the abductors. “We are here to protect civilians," the head of the mission told them. "We are not part of the conflict.” A spokesman declined to identify the kidnappers, save as an "armed group." The development comes a week after a top UN official pronounced the Darfur war over.

General Martin Luther Agwai, Force Commander of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur, disembarks from a UN helicopter, July 21, 2008, during a visit to North Darfur, Sudan.
General Martin Luther Agwai, Force Commander of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur, disembarks from a UN helicopter, July 21, 2008, during a visit to North Darfur, Sudan.   (AP Photo/Stuart Price, Albany Associates)
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Scrambles
Aug 29, 09 1:12 PM CDT
wow we've messed that place us Reply
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Altoecko
Aug 29, 09 2:35 PM CDT
We didn't do shit, the government did it to themselves. We tried to fix it, we did nothing pretty much. Came in slapped the despot on the wrist and called it a victory.
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Mr.C
Aug 29, 09 5:05 PM CDT
This almost makes me happy. Time to pay attention to Darfur now - the Rwanda of this generation. Maybe the blockbuster will come out and we will say, "why didn't we do something?" Reply
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