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| A peacekeeper has been killed in an ambush by dozens of armed bandits in the Sudanese region of Darfur, a UN official has said. | A peacekeeper has been killed in an ambush by dozens of armed bandits in the Sudanese region of Darfur, a UN official has said. |
| The Nigerian peacekeeper died on Monday during an exchange of fire between a Unamid patrol and 40-60 bandits north of Nyala, the official said. | The Nigerian peacekeeper died on Monday during an exchange of fire between a Unamid patrol and 40-60 bandits north of Nyala, the official said. |
| The BBC's Amber Henshaw in the capital, Khartoum, said it was not immediately clear who had launched the attack. | The BBC's Amber Henshaw in the capital, Khartoum, said it was not immediately clear who had launched the attack. |
| An estimated 300,000 people have died in five years of conflict in Darfur. | An estimated 300,000 people have died in five years of conflict in Darfur. |
| Some 2.7 million people have been displaced, according to the UN. | |
| The killing of the peacekeeper comes amid a recent rise in the number of attacks against the joint UN-African Union (Unamid) peacekeeping force in Darfur, our correspondent says. | The killing of the peacekeeper comes amid a recent rise in the number of attacks against the joint UN-African Union (Unamid) peacekeeping force in Darfur, our correspondent says. |
| The situation on the ground in Darfur has become increasingly complicated and anarchic as more and more groups take advantage of the lawless situation there, she reports. | The situation on the ground in Darfur has become increasingly complicated and anarchic as more and more groups take advantage of the lawless situation there, she reports. |
| The conflict in Darfur began in 2003 when mainly non-Arab rebels took up arms against the government in Khartoum, complaining of discrimination. | The conflict in Darfur began in 2003 when mainly non-Arab rebels took up arms against the government in Khartoum, complaining of discrimination. |
| Arab Janjaweed militias are accused of atrocities while retaliating with attacks on black African civilians in Darfur. Sudan's government denies mobilising the militias. | Arab Janjaweed militias are accused of atrocities while retaliating with attacks on black African civilians in Darfur. Sudan's government denies mobilising the militias. |
| The new head of UN peacekeeping recently said that only half of the 26,000 troops authorised for the Unamid force would be deployed by the end of the year. | The new head of UN peacekeeping recently said that only half of the 26,000 troops authorised for the Unamid force would be deployed by the end of the year. |