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| Darfur attack blamed on Khartoum | Darfur attack blamed on Khartoum |
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| Sudanese government planes bombed the town of Muhajiriya in Darfur on Monday, according to the commander of the 7,000-strong African Union force. | Sudanese government planes bombed the town of Muhajiriya in Darfur on Monday, according to the commander of the 7,000-strong African Union force. |
| General Martin Luther Agwai told the BBC in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, that at least 24 people were injured in the attack on Muhajiriya. | General Martin Luther Agwai told the BBC in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, that at least 24 people were injured in the attack on Muhajiriya. |
| "The town was bombed," he said, "and only the Sudanese government forces have aircraft". | "The town was bombed," he said, "and only the Sudanese government forces have aircraft". |
| Muhajiriya is controlled by a faction of the rebel Sudan Liberation Army. | |
| The faction is run by Minni Minnawi, who was the only rebel leader to back the failed Darfur peace agreement in Abuja last year. He is now part of the government as special assistant to the president. | The faction is run by Minni Minnawi, who was the only rebel leader to back the failed Darfur peace agreement in Abuja last year. He is now part of the government as special assistant to the president. |
| The attack on the SLA-controlled town comes just 10 days after the African Union base in Haskanita was raided by armed men, presumed at the time to be rebels. | The attack on the SLA-controlled town comes just 10 days after the African Union base in Haskanita was raided by armed men, presumed at the time to be rebels. |
| Ten AU peacekeepers were killed in the raid, while equipment was destroyed or looted. | Ten AU peacekeepers were killed in the raid, while equipment was destroyed or looted. |
| The BBC's Amber Henshaw in Khartoum says this latest spate of violence does not bode well for peace talks due to start in Libya on 27 October. | The BBC's Amber Henshaw in Khartoum says this latest spate of violence does not bode well for peace talks due to start in Libya on 27 October. |
| Talks warning | Talks warning |
| On Monday the UK warned rebel groups in Darfur they could be excluded from the peace process if they boycotted the Libyan talks. | On Monday the UK warned rebel groups in Darfur they could be excluded from the peace process if they boycotted the Libyan talks. |
| Rebel leaders that do not go are, in many ways, abdicating their right to represent people Mark Malloch BrownUK Minister for Africa | Rebel leaders that do not go are, in many ways, abdicating their right to represent people Mark Malloch BrownUK Minister for Africa |
| One key rebel faction says it will not enter peace talks until the promised UN peacekeeping force is deployed. | One key rebel faction says it will not enter peace talks until the promised UN peacekeeping force is deployed. |
| The Paris-based Abdul Wahid al-Nur faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army told the BBC that Darfur needs the international community to live up to its responsibilities to stop the killing. | The Paris-based Abdul Wahid al-Nur faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army told the BBC that Darfur needs the international community to live up to its responsibilities to stop the killing. |
| The Justice and Equality Movement, one of Darfur's main rebel factions, also said the British threats were not helpful. | The Justice and Equality Movement, one of Darfur's main rebel factions, also said the British threats were not helpful. |
| UN officials have appealed for helicopters and trucks for the new UN-African Union mission in Darfur to replace the poorly equipped 7,000 AU observers currently deployed. | UN officials have appealed for helicopters and trucks for the new UN-African Union mission in Darfur to replace the poorly equipped 7,000 AU observers currently deployed. |
| General Agwai called on the different parties to lay down their arms to try to find a peace agreement. | General Agwai called on the different parties to lay down their arms to try to find a peace agreement. |
| At least 200,000 people have died in Darfur during a four-year conflict and more than two million have been forced from their homes. | At least 200,000 people have died in Darfur during a four-year conflict and more than two million have been forced from their homes. |