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Darfur peace stays a mirage

February 28, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

By Mahmoud A. Suleiman This article comes against the backdrop of the tenth anniversary by 26 February 2003 when the two Darfuri rebel groups the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) and Sudan Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/M) had to take up arms … read more »

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Monitors call for UN access in Darfur

January 17, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

El Fasher – The UN peacekeepers must have unrestricted access within Sudan’s troubled Darfur region, international monitors overseeing a peace deal for the area said on Monday. The call came after the United Nations in New York said last week … read more »

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Bashir urges Darfur rebels to seek peace

January 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Khartoum – Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on Saturday urged fighters from one of the most powerful rebel groups in Darfur to lay down their weapons and seek peace with the government after their leader was killed. The Western region … read more »

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Sudan army kills key rebel leader – claim

December 25, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

Khartoum – Sudan’s army killed a key rebel leader from the Darfur region on Sunday, state media reported, three days after anti-government forces said they had begun advancing on the capital Khartoum. “The Sudanese army announce that they killed Khalil … read more »

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Sudan sentences Darfur rebels to death: state media

November 29, 2011 by benim

A Sudanese court sentenced to death seven people accused of being members of the most powerful rebel group in the country’s war-riven Darfur region, state media said on Monday. Fighting has declined in the mostly western territory from its peak … read more »

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Libya leader, in Khartoum, thanks Sudan for weapons

November 26, 2011 by benim

Sudanese weapons and ammunition sent through Egypt helped Libya’s former rebels oust Muammar Gaddafi and take control of the North African country, the head of Libya’s interim ruling council said on Friday. Relations between Khartoum and Tripoli were strained during … read more »

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Sudan says it armed anti-Gaddafi forces

October 27, 2011 by benim

Khartoum – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said on Wednesday that his government armed Libya’s victorious rebels in their eight-month uprising against Muammar Gaddafi. “One part of the armament of the forces which entered Tripoli was 100%t Sudanese,” he said in … read more »

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Fighting erupted between Sudan forces and Darfur rebels: army

September 21, 2011 by benim

Sudanese armed forces clashed with a major rebel group near the border with Libya and Chad in the troubled Darfur region, an army spokesman said on Tuesday. Mainly non-Arab rebels launched almost a decade ago an insurgency against Khartoum which … read more »

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Sudan’s Bashir names first Darfur vice president

September 14, 2011 by benim

Sudan’s President on Tuesday appointed his first vice president from the Darfur region — but rebels from the strife-torn territory dismissed it as an empty gesture that would not answer their call for a bigger say in government. President Omar … read more »

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Darfur rebel group warns of joint Sudan-Chad attack

September 9, 2011 by benim

KHARTOUM — Darfur’s most heavily armed rebel group warned Friday the governments of Chad and Sudan were planning a joint attack on their positions, after 100 rebel vehicles reportedly crossed the Libyan border. “Chad and Sudan are preparing a joint … read more »

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UN renews Darfur peacekeeping mission

July 30, 2011 by benim

The UN Security Council has extended the mandate of the hybrid UN-African Union peacekeeping force in Sudan’s war-torn Darfur region (UNAMID) for one year. In the resolution passed late on Friday, the Security Council also welcomed the planned review of … read more »

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Darfur mediators defend Doha deal and urge rebel groups to join peace

July 18, 2011 by benim

Darfur peace mediators said the peace agreement signed in Doha on Thursday between the Sudanese parties is a viable pact and urged the other rebel groups to follow yesterday example and reach peace agreements.   Sudanese government and the Liberation … read more »

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Sudanese government releases opposition leader Hassan Al-Turabi

May 3, 2011 by benim

Security services released today Hassan Al-Turabi, prominent leader of the opposition Popular Congress Party three months after his arrest without charges. Turabi was jailed on 18 January after statements warning that Sudan would witness protests similar to what occurred in … read more »

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Clashes erupt in Darfur as peace talks stall

April 12, 2011 by benim

Fighting has erupted between government forces and rebel groups in Sudan’s Darfur region, rebels and U.N. peacekeepers said on Tuesday, days after peace talks stalled over a planned referendum. People from both sides were killed when the clashes broke out … read more »

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Sudan accuses Uganda of sabotaging Darfur peace process

April 11, 2011 by benim

The head of Sudan’s delegation to Darfur peace talks Amin Hassan Omer accused neighboring Uganda of working to undermine negotiations with rebel movements that are currently underway in the Arab Gulf state of Qatar. Omer said that Kampala is hosting … read more »

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Darfur vote will cross red line, says rebel group

March 24, 2011 by benim

KHARTOUM — The Sudanese government will cross a “red line” if it goes ahead with a referendum on the future administrative status of the war-torn Darfur region next month, one of the rebel groups warned Thursday. “We are calling on … read more »

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Darfur rebels clash with Sudan army

February 20, 2011 by benim

Khartoum – Heavy fighting between the Sudanese army and several Darfur rebel groups resumed this week, UN sources said on Saturday, after a main rebel group said peace talks in Doha were back on track. Since Tuesday, there has been … read more »

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Sudan army, Darfur rebel clash kills 21: military

January 23, 2011 by benim

Sudan’s army on Friday said it clashed with fighters from two rebel factions in Darfur in a four-hour fight that left 21 people dead. A string of failed ceasefires and accords has failed to stop the fighting in the remote … read more »

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Sudanese military says Darfur rebels ambushed small army unit, setting off deadly clash

January 21, 2011 by benim

KHARTOUM, Sudan – Sudan’s military says Darfur rebels have ambushed a small army unit, triggering an hours-long clash that killed 21 soldiers and 13 rebel fighters. Army spokesman Capt. Sawarmy Khaled says the rebels behind Friday’s attack were led by … read more »

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Canada regrets Darfur peace talks suspension

January 5, 2011 by benim

Canada said Wednesday it regretted the decision by Sudan’s government to suspend peace negotiations with rebel groups in Darfur, where hundreds of thousands of people have been killed since 2003. In late December, the Sudanese government recalled its delegation from … read more »

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Sudanese government and Darfur rebels start talks on cessation of hostilities

December 27, 2010 by benim

Delegations from the Sudanese government and Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) met today to discuss areas of difference in a draft agreement for a cessation of hostility to be signed before to start peace talks. Today’s discussion intervenes four days … read more »

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Sudan’s army claims death of 40 rebels

December 25, 2010 by benim

The Sudanese government says that its forces have killed 40 rebels in clashes in northern Darfur. A military spokesman, Captain Khalid Sawarmy, said that a field commander for the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), Mohamed Osman Janjaweed, was among … read more »

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Sudanese police beat, gas opposition: party officials

December 24, 2010 by benim

Sudanese authorities beat and tear gassed opposition party members on their way to Friday prayers in the latest crackdown ahead of a January 9 referendum likely to split Africa’s largest state, party officials said. Since a brief easing of restrictions … read more »

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Darfur rebels resume ceasefire talks with Sudan

December 21, 2010 by benim

Darfur’s rebel Justice and Equality Movement has restarted ceasefire talks with Sudan’s government, seven months after it walked out of the tortuous peace process, mediators and rebels said on Monday. JEM, seen as Darfur’s most militarily powerful insurgent group, told … read more »

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ICC prosecutor accuses Sudanese rebels of killings

December 9, 2010 by benim

International Criminal Court prosecutors on Wednesday accused two Sudanese rebels of responsibility for the killing of 12 African Union peacekeepers in Darfur in 2007. The hearing was to determine whether rebel leaders Abdallah Banda Abakaer Nourain and Saleh Mohammed Jerbo … read more »

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JEM fighters buried in mass graveyard in North Sudan – rebel spokesperson

December 1, 2010 by benim

The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) accused the Sudanese security of executing prisoners of war detained after an attack carried out by the rebel group on the Sudanese capital in May 2008. Recently, Sudanese gold miners discovered a mass graveyard … read more »

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Sudan’s north accuses south of aiding rebels

November 24, 2010 by benim

Sudan’s north said on Wednesday the semi-autonomous south of the country had declared war by supporting anti-government rebels from Darfur, just weeks ahead of a referendum on southern independence. Sudan’s north-south civil war ended in 2005 with a peace deal … read more »

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Sudan bombing won’t renew conflict

November 13, 2010 by benim

MALAKAL, Sudan — A bombing on the disputed north-south border of Sudan heightened concerns of renewed conflict in the region, but a Southern Sudan army official says the attack was aimed at rebels, not the south, and observers doubt this … read more »

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Sudan army, JEM rebels clash in North Darfur

November 7, 2010 by benim

Darfur rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) clashed Saturday in North Darfur state with the Sudanese army, after fighting in South Darfur and North Kordofan during the last two days. JEM and the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) confirmed the last … read more »

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Sudan police killed in clash with Darfur rebels

November 4, 2010 by benim

Several Sudanese policemen have been killed in a battle with rebels in Sudan’s western Darfur region, the Sudanese government says. Reports about the clash differ, with both sides claiming a crushing victory. The government says its forces killed many rebels, … read more »

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