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Sudan army 'attacks Darfur towns' |
2008-09-07 |
![]() 'String of attacks' "There are many dead, both civilians and some of our soldiers too," a commander of a faction of the rebel Sudan Liberation Army, Ibrahim al-Helwu, was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency. "The fighting is still going on, they are inside the town and are looting," he said from Disa. Commanders of two other rebel groups also said their forces in the area, north of the town of Kutum, were also involved in the fighting. Rebel groups have accused government forces of launching a string of attacks on insurgent-held areas in North Darfur in recent months. One rebel commander, Sherif Harir, from the Sudan Liberation Movement - Unity faction, said Khartoum was trying to wrest control of key transport routes and oil reserves in the area, Reuters news agency reported. |
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