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Peacekeepers die in Darfur border attack
Unidentified gunmen have killed five African Union peacekeepers in the Darfur region of western Sudan. The five were guarding a water point near the Sudanese border with Chad when they came under fire on Monday. Four soldiers were killed in the shooting and the fifth died of his wounds. Three gunmen were also killed.The chairman of the African Union Commission, Alpha Oumar Konare, warned that continued violence raised the possibility of "a catastrophic and tragic breakdown of the security and humanitarian situation in Darfur". The AU has a 7000-strong force in Darfur. Sudan has rejected having a larger UN force in the region, where violence continues despite last year's peace agreement between the Government and one rebel faction. Posted by: Fred 2007-04-04 |
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