Sunday, October 12, 2008

The Rebels are Fighting Back

Rebels accused Arab militias of attacking villages by killing civilians and torching homes, in the southern part of Sudan.

The fighting has raised western concern over the president and displaced thousands of civilians.

Conflict in Sudan rose in 2003 when ethnic minority rebels acted against the government of Sudan ans the state-backed militias.

"All of them were Janjaweed . The government gave them bullets and uniforms, and they came to the villages. Our forces fought with them yesterday," Abu Bakr Kadu, a Sudan Liberation Movement-Unity commander, told AFP by telephone.

The military is now securing roads throughout the Darfur region.

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