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Sudan blames Chad for attack on capital

                   
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11-May-2008
        
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Heavy gunfire echoed across Khartoum on Sunday as Sudan's regime accused neighbouring Chad of masterminding a rebel assault on its capital. ... While Sudan has suffered years of civil war, this was the first heavy fighting near Khartoum for three decades. Gunmen from the... [read full story]                    

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Grim outlook for Sudan, Chad peace accord over Khartoum raid

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Khartoum accuses Chad`s army of attacking Sudan`s border area

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Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim vows more attacks on Khartoum

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12-May-2008
        

Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim said on Monday he would launch more attacks on Sudan’s capital Khartoum until the government fell. ... This is just the start of a process and the end is the termination of this regime,” Ibrahim, whose Justice and Equality Movement...

                   

Sudan cuts ties with Chad

hindu.com
12-May-2008
        

Accuses its neighbour of supporting Darfur rebel groups ... Xan Rice NAIROBI: Sudan snapped diplomatic ties with Chad on Sunday after an attack on Khartoum by a Darfur rebel group. The assault by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) on Omdurman on Saturday marked the...

                   

Chad shuts border with Sudan

news24.com
12-May-2008
        

Chad says it is closing its border with Sudan after Khartoum broke off diplomatic ties following a rebel attack which it said was supported by N'Djamena. ... N'Djamena - Chad said on Monday it was closing its border with Sudan after Khartoum broke off diplomatic ties on...

                   

Sudanese troops hunt for rebels

news.com.au
12-May-2008
        

SUDANESE forces hunted for suspected Darfur rebels in Khartoum today after an unprecedented rebel attack at the weekend and detained Islamist opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi before releasing him. ... Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim said he would keep up attacks...

                   

Grim outlook for Sudan, Chad peace accord over Khartoum raid

xinhuanet.com
12-May-2008
        

BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Just two months after the ... ... BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Just two months after the signing of a peace accord, Sudan and Chad have once again broken off relations after Darfur rebels attacked the Sudanese capital Khartoum. With tensions...

                   

Sudan arrests opposition leader after rebel attack

dailystaregypt.com
12-May-2008
        

KHARTOUM: Sudan arrested Islamist opposition leader Hassan Al-Turabi and at least four other members of his party on Monday after an attack by Darfur rebels on the capital, which has led to the rupture of ties between Sudan and neighboring Chad.“Security forces came to our house this morning and arr

                   

Sudanese troops hunt for rebels in Khartoum

tiscali.co.uk
12-May-2008
        

Sudanese forces hunted for suspected Darfur rebels in Khartoum on Monday and arrested Islamist opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi after an unprecedented rebel attack at the weekend. ... Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim told Reuters he would keep launching attacks until...

                   

Rebel leader vows more attacks

news24.com
12-May-2008
        

Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim says he would launch more attacks on Sudan's capital Khartoum until the government fell. ... Khartoum - Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim said on Monday he would launch more attacks on Sudan's capital Khartoum until the government fell....

Darfur's Rebel Justice and Equality Movement

aawsat.com
12-May-2008
        

London, Asharq Al-Awsat- Darfur's rebel Justice and Equality Movement [JEM] comes in second place in political and military importance after the Sudan Liberation Movement [SLM].Al-Fur clan founded ... [JEM] comes in second place in political and military importance after...

                   

Africa Unscrambled: Not a coup attempt in Khartoum

independent.co.uk
12-May-2008
        

By Steve Bloomfield Few Sudan analysts and experts think Saturday night's daring attack on Khartoum by rebel forces was a serious coup attempt. The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) - one of the two original Darfur rebel groups - doesn't... ... By Steve Bloomfield Few...

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