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| Sudan president declares Darfur war over |
| 2010-02-25 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir told supporters the Darfur conflict was over as he announced the release of 57 Darfur rebels a day after inking a ceasefire and initial peace deal with some insurgents. "Now the crisis has finished in Darfur. Now the war is finished in Darfur ... We must start fighting the war for development," Bashir said at a rally in the capital of North Darfur in a recording of the speech heard by Reuters. Speaking in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, Bashir made the announcement a day after his government and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) signed a ceasefire and agreed to work towards a full peace agreement. "The combat of arms is over, and the one of development now begins," added Bashir, the subject of an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Darfur. "We need to make more efforts to develop Sudan and Darfur," he said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 This must be good news to all the black refugees, who can now return to their lands occupied by genocidal Arabs, once the Arabs leave. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2010-02-25 09:24 |
| #1 Eh. It'll start up again three weeks after the election. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2010-02-25 08:43 |