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July 10, 2008

Murder of peacekeepers
Ban Ki-Moon has called upon the Sudanese government to bring perpetrators to justice but what if the attackers were, as reported and in all liklihood, Khartoum’s own proxy killers, the Janjaweed?

UN anger over Darfur attack
Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, has condemned an attack on a joint UN-African Union force in Darfur that left seven peacekeepers dead.  Ban said in a statement on Wednesday that the attack was an "unacceptable act of extreme violence" against the peacekeepers in Darfur.  He called on the Sudanese government to do its "utmost to ensure that the perpetrators are swiftly identified and brought to justice".

The attack happened when the UN-AU police and military patrol were ambushed by unidentified militia between Gusa Jamat and Wadah, 100km east of Shangil Tobayi in north Darfur.

A UN official said on Wednesday 22 peacekeepers were injured in the attack.
Suna, Sudan's official news agency, reported that the attackers were travelling in a convoy of about 40 vehicles.
 
 
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