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| Ambush kills Darfur peacekeepers | |
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| Six members of the joint United Nations African Union peace mission in Sudan's Darfur region have been killed in an attack, a UN source has told the BBC. | Six members of the joint United Nations African Union peace mission in Sudan's Darfur region have been killed in an attack, a UN source has told the BBC. |
| Those who died included four Rwandan peacekeepers, one policeman from Ghana and another from Uganda. | Those who died included four Rwandan peacekeepers, one policeman from Ghana and another from Uganda. |
| State media reports that a convoy of 40 armoured vehicles ambushed the peace force while on patrol in North Darfur. | |
| The UN-AU mission has been struggling to contain the violence and has just 9,000 of the planned 26,000 troops. | The UN-AU mission has been struggling to contain the violence and has just 9,000 of the planned 26,000 troops. |
| Reports say at least seven other peacekeepers were wounded and a number of others remain missing. | Reports say at least seven other peacekeepers were wounded and a number of others remain missing. |
| "The mission is obviously outraged by the attack," Shereen Zorba, a spokeswoman for the Unamid peacekeeping mission, told Reuters news agency. | |
| It is unclear who was responsible. Numerous armed groups operate in Darfur - rebel factions, pro-government militias and criminals. | |
| Commitment questioned | Commitment questioned |
| Last week, Burkina Faso's Foreign Minister Djibril Bassole was appointed as the new UN and AU Darfur peace envoy. | Last week, Burkina Faso's Foreign Minister Djibril Bassole was appointed as the new UN and AU Darfur peace envoy. |
| Two outgoing peace envoys have questioned whether armed groups in the region are committed to ending the conflict. | Two outgoing peace envoys have questioned whether armed groups in the region are committed to ending the conflict. |
| Talks have been complicated recently because the rebels have split into more than a dozen factions. | Talks have been complicated recently because the rebels have split into more than a dozen factions. |
| Since the conflict began in Darfur five years ago, the UN estimates that some 300,000 people have died and two million have fled their homes. | Since the conflict began in Darfur five years ago, the UN estimates that some 300,000 people have died and two million have fled their homes. |
| The conflict began when rebels took up arms in protest at alleged government discrimination against the region. | The conflict began when rebels took up arms in protest at alleged government discrimination against the region. |
| Pro-government Arab militias have been accused of widespread atrocities against the black African population. | Pro-government Arab militias have been accused of widespread atrocities against the black African population. |