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October 2007
- Main Rebel Groups to Skip Darfur Talks
  
  Reuters | Oct 26, 07 4:05 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Two of Darfur's main rebel groups said today they will not attend peace talks scheduled to start in Libya tomorrow, dealing a significant blow to hopes for a quick end to the nation's civil war, Reuters reports. The UN-sponsored talks are still expected to go on with several other rebel groups in attendance, but the main groups' withdrawal is a "very serious setback," says one analyst. More »
- Sudan to Call Darfur Ceasefire Ahead of Talks
  
  Guardian (UK) | Oct 23, 07 6:59 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Sudan will declare yet another ceasefire in Darfur this weekend, the Guardian reports, as the government sits down with the region’s rebel factions to try to hammer out a peace accord. Government officials called it a “confidence-building measure” designed to “give negotiators a chance to get out with an agreement,” but all previous ceasefires have failed. More »
- Fading US Sway Leads to Darfur, Burma Inaction
  
  Time | Oct 15, 07 3:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Diminished US influence is allowing human rights violators in Darfur and Burma to get away with murder, Harvard expert Samantha Power writes in Time . America is speaking up louder than ever, but Uncle Sam’s diplomatic nadir makes for “a void in global human rights leadership.” China has most influence over both pariahs, importing Sudanese oil and exporting weapons to Burma. More »
- UK Warns Darfur Rebels Not to Skip Talks
  
  BBC | Oct 9, 07 8:35 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The UK Minister for Africa warned Sudanese rebel factions yesterday that if they boycott upcoming talks in Libya, “their role in the peace negotiations may be finished." The talks are aimed at finding common ground among the rebel groups in preparation for later talks with the Sudan government. The threat drew criticism from rebel leaders, some of whom demanded more peacekeepers in Sudan before attending the talks. More »
- 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 »
- Darfur Town Laid to Waste
  
  BBC | Oct 7, 07 7:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Only a school and mosque were left standing in a Darfur town after attackers recently torched and looted it, leaving 7,000 villagers homeless, the BBC reports. Rebels blame the government for the strike, saying it was payback for last week's bloody raid on an African Union base. The UN reports that only a few ex-residents were seen returning to the town, called Haskanita, looking for food and water. More »
- 'Elder' Carter Not Taking Any Guff in Darfur
  
  Associated Press | Oct 3, 07 9:58 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Soft-spoken Jimmy Carter threw down today with Sudanese security officials who told him he couldn't meet fearful refugees, hollering "We're going to anyway!" and threatening to tell their president on them. The ex-president is touring Darfur, with a group of fellow diplomatic rock stars called "the Elders," to encourage pending peace talks and promote fair elections next year. More »
September 2007
- Darfur Rebels Kill at Least 10 Peacekeepers in Raid
  
  BBC | Sep 30, 07 12:06 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - An overnight rebel attack on the African Union's base in Darfur has left at least 10 soldiers dead and 50 others missing in the bloodiest incident the peacekeeping force has seen since its 2003 inception. Some 30 rebel vehicles stormed and pillaged the base, but rebel sources told the BBC that breakaway factions were responsible. More »
- Israel Welcomes 500 Darfur Refugees
  
  BBC | Sep 24, 07 3:56 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Israel has agreed to allow 498 refugees who fled Darfur through Egypt to remain in the country, although their legal status remains undecided. Africans from other parts of the continent and new arrivals from Darfur, however, will be expelled. Egypt has agreed to accept refugees who are returned after trying to cross to Israel over the Egyptian border. More »
- 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 »
- Israel Agrees to Accept Darfuris
  
  Christian Science Monitor | Sep 6, 07 6:03 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Israel has softened its stance on the Sudanese refugees who have been seeking the right to stay in the country, saying yesterday it will grant citizenship to 300 to 500 Darfuris whose fate has generated widespread concern. Said the Jewish state’s interior minister, “Israel, with its history, must offer assistance.” Refugee advocates applauded the decision, the Christian Science Monitor reports, but not the terms. More »
August 2007
- Israel Rejects Refugees from Darfur Region
  
  Associated Press | Aug 19, 07 4:37 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Israel has turned back 48 Africans to Egypt and says it will no longer accept Darfur refugees who illegally enter the country, the AP reports. Some of the 50 migrants a day who have already snuck into the country will be allowed to stay, Israel says, but all others will be returned to Africa even if they face poverty or death. Critics are prompting questions over the Jewish state’s moral obligation toward targets of genocide. More »
- African Union Rejects Asian Troops for Darfur
  
  BBC | Aug 13, 07 3:47 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Asian troops promised by the United Nations for a joint peacekeeping force in Darfur won't be needed, the leaders of the African Union said yesterday; African countries will supply all 26,000 peacekeepers, the BBC reports. But critics doubt that enough trained African soldiers are available for an effective force, and that they will be sufficiently independent of the Sudanese government to stop the violence. More »
July 2007
- UN OKs 26K Troops for Darfur
  
  Reuters | Jul 31, 07 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 have allowed troops to seize weapons and would have included the threat of sanctions. More »
- Darfur Lake Is Dried Up, Draining Hope
  
  BBC | Jul 20, 07 4:41 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Hopes for an enormous underground lake discovered recently in Darfur might supply enough water to end starvation and violence in the area were dimmed by a second opinion from a French geologist. The area receives too little rain and has the wrong type of rocks for water storage, said a specialist in mineral and water exploration: the lake probably dried up thousands of years ago. More »
- Darfur Hopes Lie in Hidden Lake
  
  BBC | Jul 18, 07 3:34 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A giant lake discovered beneath Darfur could lead to resolution of the conflict in the region, where genocide has claimed the lives of more than 200,000 Darfuris and 2 million people have been left homeless since 2003, the BBC reports. Radar revealed the ancient body of water, comparable in size to Lake Erie, which could supply 1,000 wells, researchers say. More »
June 2007
- Sudan OKs Darfur Peace Talks
  
  Reuters | Jun 18, 07 9:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Months of negotiations over the crisis in Darfur have culminated in agreements by the Sudanese government to participate in peace talks and to admit a joint UN-African union peacekeeping force to the region. Security Council reps visited Khartoum yesterday and nailed down details that addressed the government's concerns, Reuters reports—namely, that the peacekeepers will be under African control. More »
- CIA Uses Spies From Sudan to Infiltrate Iraq
  
  Los Angeles Times | Jun 11, 07 12:32 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The CIA is secretly working with the Sudanese government to send spies into Iraq, even as the US condemns the regime's role in the Darfur genocide, the LA Times reports. Sudan's position as a gateway for Islamic militants heading for Iraq and Pakistan makes it ideal for sending spies into Iraq. And Sudanese agents can penetrate where Americans cannot. More »
May 2007
- Bush Tightens Sudan Sanctions
  
  BBC | May 29, 07 10:11 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - President Bush ordered new, tougher sanctions against Sudan today, ratcheting up pressure on Khartoum to end violence in the Darfur region. In an effort to keep the government from exploiting US resources to carry out genocide, the measures beef up enforcement and increase the number of companies and individuals barred from trading with the US or using American financial markets. More »
- Amnesty Faults Sudan for Arming Darfur
  
  BBC | May 8, 07 8:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Amnesty International accuses Sudan of violating the UN arms embargo with the help of Security Council members Russia and China. The human rights group claims the Khartoum government is using planes disguised as all-white UN aircraft to move military equipment into the embattled region where 200,000 people have already died. More »