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Sudanese leader orders outlaw groups disarmed
- Subject: Sudanese leader orders outlaw groups disarmed
- From: "F A B I O C C H I::" <eco_fabiocchi at tin.it>
- Date: Sun, 20 Jun 2004 20:01:15 +0200
Sudanese leader orders outlaw groups disarmed
www.dw-world.de/english
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has ordered security forces
mobilised to disarm all illegal armed groups in the western region
of Darfur. A statement released on Saturday said they were to pursue
all outlaw groups. International aid organisations have accused Arab
militias and government troops of a wave of killings of African
minority groups in Darfur, since February of last year. That's when
fighting broke out between the Sudanese army and two rebel groups.
The move came a day after the US State Department said it was
considering imposing sanctions on Sudan. The United Nations says at
least 10,000 people have been killed and more than a million
residents of Darfur have been forced to flee the fighting.
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Fabio Quattrocchi
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