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Rebels: Government assault in Darfur thwarted

AP — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 08:20:51 +0000

A Darfur rebel group says it has successfully repelled a government assault in North Darfur, but the Sudanese government denies it carried out any operations in the...

Sudan says airliner hijacked in southern Darfur

AP — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:22:51 +0000

A man waving a knife hijacked a jetliner carrying about 100 people Tuesday in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region, forcing it to land at a World War II-era airfield in the heart of the Sahara Desert in neighboring Libya, officials...

Sudan: Plane hijacked in southern Darfur

AP — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:53:52 +0000

A man holding a knife hijacked a plane, carrying more than 100 people Tuesday in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region, a security official said.

Sudanese troops in battle at Darfur refugee camp

AP — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:47:59 +0000

Sudanese government forces attacked one of Darfur’s largest refugee camps at dawn Monday, killing dozens of civilians, according to rebels and a witness in the...

Sudanese forces attack Darfur refugee camp

AP — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:21:36 +0000

Sudanese government forces attacked one of Darfur’s largest refugee camps at dawn Monday, killing dozens of civilians, according to rebels and a witness in the...

Sudanese govt forces attack Darfur refugee camp

AP — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:21:14 +0000

Sudanese government forces attacked one of Darfur’s largest refugee camps at dawn Monday, killing dozens of civilians, according to rebels and a witness in the...

UN: Sudanese forces attack Darfur refugee camp

AP — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:48:43 +0000

The U.N. says it’s received reports that Sudanese government forces have attacked a Darfur refugee camp and that civilians have been killed.

Sudan sentences 8 to death for attack near capital

AP — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:31:19 +0000

A Sudanese court convicted and sentenced to death two senior members of a Darfur rebel group and six others for their role in an attack near the capital three months ago, court officials and a lawyer said...

Rebels say Sudan in new offensive in north Darfur

AP — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:47:02 +0000

Sudanese government troops and warplanes have launched an offensive deep into rebel-held desert areas in northern Darfur, rebel leaders said Wednesday.

UN peacekeeper helicopter hit by gunfire in Darfur

AP — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:39:55 +0000

A helicopter used by the joint United Nations-African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur was hit by gunfire Monday and forced to return to its airfield.