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May 2008
- Sudanese Rebels Fight for Control of Capital
  
  Reuters | May 10, 08 2:48 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Darfur rebels battled Sudanese soldiers today in a rare bid for control of Sudan's capital, Reuters reports. The military later claimed victory and said just a few militants had reached Khartoum. "Thank God this attempt has been completely defeated," a government spokesman said. More »
  
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  Africa • Sudan • Darfur • genocide • Crisis in Darfur • Janjaweed • Sudanese Liberation Army • Justice and Equality Movement • rebel fighters
March 2008
- Illegal Poaching Funds Militant Groups
  
  Newsweek | Mar 2, 08 6:35 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Shipments of African contraband such as ivory, tiger parts, and rhino horn are funding militant groups and perhaps terrorists, Newsweek reports. After the theft of $1.3 million in ivory in Chad last year and a reported rise in contraband smuggling, US lawmakers have become interested: A House hearing on the wildlife trade is scheduled to start next week. More »
  
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  Darfur • endangered species • poaching • Janjaweed • elephants • ivory • terrorist groups • militias • rhinoceros • Bengal tigers
- Darfur Sees New Cycle of Bloodshed, Refugees
  
  New York Times | Mar 2, 08 2:32 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Darfur may be on a road back to the pitched fighting between rebels, militias and the Sudanese army that killed hundreds of thousands and displaced millions 5 years ago, prompting the US to call it genocide, the New York Times reports. The Sudanese government recently stepped up operations in the area, creating “a population that is just being attacked from both sides.” More »
  
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  United Nations • Sudan • Darfur • genocide • Crisis in Darfur • African Union • Chad • Janjaweed • peacekeeper • Sudanese Liberation Army • Justice and Equality Movement
February 2008
- 12,000 Flee Darfur Raids for Chad
  
  BBC | Feb 10, 08 10:27 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Government attacks on Darfur villages, ostensibly directed at rebel fighters, have caused a new exodus of at least 12,000 people from western Sudan into Chad, the BBC reports. The government acknowledges bombing three villages Friday, but said it was targeting fighters from the Justice and Equality Movement. Rebel leaders denied their people were in those villages. More »
  
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  Sudan • Darfur • human rights • Chad • Human Rights Watch • Janjaweed • rebels • Justice and Equality Movement
December 2007
- Darfur's Displaced Battle Hunger, Disease, Raids
  
  Guardian (UK) | Dec 8, 07 1:05 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - "It is unsafe for me to go back home and it's not safe here," a resident of Abu Chok, a refugee camp in Darfur currently home to 54,000, tells the Guardian . Residents endure endemic malnutrition, malaria, and typhoid in hopes of security—the camp is 4 miles from a base for African Union forces—but find that government-sponsored attacks follow them everywhere. More »
  
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  United Nations • Sudan • Darfur • genocide • refugee • malaria • refugee camp • Janjaweed • Khartoum
October 2007
- Sudan Strike Breaks Treaty
  
  Reuters | Oct 8, 07 7:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sudan's military struck a Darfur village today, torching half of it and casting October peace talks into crisis. The attack also hit the sole Sudanese Liberation Army faction to sign a truce in 2006. "If they really wanted peace and negotiations they would not be attacking our areas," says a spokesman for the faction. "We consider this a very serious development." More »
  
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  Sudan • Darfur • Janjaweed • Sudanese Liberation Army
September 2007
- Sudan's Leader Meets Pope, Vows to Honor Ceasefire
  
  Reuters | Sep 14, 07 3:24 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir, in a rare and controversial visit to Italy, promised today to observe a ceasefire in Darfur during October peace talks. Pope Benedict used a meeting with Bashir to stress the importance of human rights, while Italy’s PM voiced “strong concerns” over the four-year genocidal crisis. Bashir urged Europe to encourage Sudanese rebels to attend the talks. More »
  
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  United Nations • Italy • Pope Benedict XVI • Europe • Sudan • Darfur • genocide • Omar al Bashir • Janjaweed • religious freedom • Khartoum
May 2007
- Buffett Holdings Tie Gates To Darfur Crisis
  
  Los Angeles Times | May 4, 07 1:57 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A Berkshire Hathaway investment in a Sudanese oil company is posing thorny problems for the Gates Foundation, the Los Angeles Times reports. Warren Buffet's investment outfit is the largest independent shareholder in PetroChina, whose parent company the U.N. and U.S. say funds Sudan's janjaweed militia—a stark contrast to the foundation's mission. More »
  
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  oil • Sudan • Darfur • money • Warren Buffett • investing • Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation • Janjaweed • PetroChina

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