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Fighting erupts in eastern Sudan | |||
2005-06-21 | |||
Fighting has broken out in north-eastern Sudan, where government forces are battling rebels for control of a town south of the main port. The fighting around Tokar, some 120km (75 miles) from Port Sudan, began on Sunday. Both sides say there have been heavy casualties. The Beja Congress, which complains of marginalisation, says it has launched its biggest offensive in years. Officials also blame attacks on rebels from the western Darfur region.
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Posted by:Steve |
#3 RC, the Arab Sudanese are only brown, not black like the Black Sudanese. Clearly the latter is in rebellion against their natural overlords. /end BBC worldview. Now I need a shower. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2005-06-21 12:14 |
#2 Talks are under way in Nigeria to try to end the two-year rebellion in the west, where more than two million have fled their homes in Darfur and at least 180,000 have died. Rebellion? Since when does the BBC describe people resisting being massacred by their 'government' as a rebellion? |
Posted by: Robert Crawford 2005-06-21 09:32 |
#1 Let's see: South... West Northeast sometimes bits of Ethiopia border sometimes Ugandan border Hmm have I missed any areas of fighting in that Islamic Republic? |
Posted by: 3dc 2005-06-21 08:55 |