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  • May 2008

    • Sudanese Rebels Fight for Control of Capital

      Reuters  |  May 10, 08 2:48 PM CDT

      Sudanese Rebels Fight for Control of Capital

      (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
  • February 2008

    • 12,000 Flee Darfur Raids for Chad

      BBC  |  Feb 10, 08 10:27 AM CST

      12,000 Flee Darfur Raids for Chad

      (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

    • Tense Quiet Prevails in Chad

      Associated Press  |  Feb 5, 08 2:15 PM CST

      Tense Quiet Prevails in Chad

      (Newser) - Chad's capital city was largely quiet today as rebels prowled the outskirts of violence-wracked N'Djamena, Reuters reports. "I think they are awaiting some reinforcements,” the foreign minister told the AP. Just in case, Nicolas Sarkozy said France was ready to lend its former colony's government military support. “Let no one doubt it,” the president declared. More »

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      Sudan  • Darfur  • Crisis in Darfur  • Chad  • Justice and Equality Movement  • N'Djamena

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