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UN OKs 26K Troops for Darfur

But force will have limited license

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 31, 2007 6:21 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Security Council voted today to send as many as 26,000 soldiers and police to Sudan, Reuters reports. But the combined UN-African Union peacekeeping troops will have permission to use force only to defend civilians and humanitarian workers, a watering-down of proposals that would... Read full story »

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