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| Sudan admits Darfur rebel bombing | Sudan admits Darfur rebel bombing |
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| Sudan's military has admitted carrying out a wave of bombings in the Darfur region on Tuesday. | Sudan's military has admitted carrying out a wave of bombings in the Darfur region on Tuesday. |
| An army spokesman said they had targeted rebels who had failed to back the ceasefire announced in November. | An army spokesman said they had targeted rebels who had failed to back the ceasefire announced in November. |
| The BBC's Sudan correspondent says it is highly unusual for the military to admit aerial attacks in Darfur. | The BBC's Sudan correspondent says it is highly unusual for the military to admit aerial attacks in Darfur. |
| It comes amid renewed tension over whether the International Criminal Court will charge Sudan President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes in Darfur. | It comes amid renewed tension over whether the International Criminal Court will charge Sudan President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes in Darfur. |
| Sudan's government has always rejected charges that it armed the Janjaweed militias accused of widespread atrocities against civilians in the region. | Sudan's government has always rejected charges that it armed the Janjaweed militias accused of widespread atrocities against civilians in the region. |
| A commander from the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) confirmed that government planes carried out the attack, around the southern Darfuri town of Muhajiriya. | |
| An ICC prosecutor has sought a warrant for Mr Bashir's arrest | An ICC prosecutor has sought a warrant for Mr Bashir's arrest |
| In a statement, a military spokesman said the army had bombed the area to protect civilians living there. | |
| Senior government officials say they have intelligence to suggest that Jem will launch a series of attacks ahead of an International Criminal Court (ICC) ruling, the BBC's Amber Henshaw in Khartoum reports. | |
| Judges at the ICC in The Hague are expected to make a decision about issuing an arrest warrant for Mr Bashir by the end of the month. | |
| The government has warned an arrest warrant could lead to an escalation of the Darfur conflict because it may embolden rebel groups in the region. | |
| On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton - who is to become the next US secretary of state after Barack Obama is inaugurated as president next week - said the US was considering creating no-fly zones over Darfur. | On Tuesday, Hillary Clinton - who is to become the next US secretary of state after Barack Obama is inaugurated as president next week - said the US was considering creating no-fly zones over Darfur. |
| The UN estimates that up to 2.7 million people have been forced from their homes in Darfur and some 300,000 have died during nearly six years of conflict. | The UN estimates that up to 2.7 million people have been forced from their homes in Darfur and some 300,000 have died during nearly six years of conflict. |
| So far only half of the 26,000 troops authorised for the joint United Nations and African Union peace force have been sent to the remote region, the size of France. | So far only half of the 26,000 troops authorised for the joint United Nations and African Union peace force have been sent to the remote region, the size of France. |