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| Darfur rebels seek pre-talks deal | Darfur rebels seek pre-talks deal |
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| Several Darfur rebel groups are meeting in Sudan's southern city of Juba in an attempt to find a common negotiating position with the government. | Several Darfur rebel groups are meeting in Sudan's southern city of Juba in an attempt to find a common negotiating position with the government. |
| At least seven rebel factions have gathered, in advance of peace talks due in Libya later this month. | At least seven rebel factions have gathered, in advance of peace talks due in Libya later this month. |
| But the BBC's Amber Henshaw in Sudan says the sheer number of rebel groups from Darfur is causing problems for the organisers of the Libya talks. | But the BBC's Amber Henshaw in Sudan says the sheer number of rebel groups from Darfur is causing problems for the organisers of the Libya talks. |
| There are at least a dozen groups, each with their own demands and grievances. | |
| Representatives from the Justice and Equality Movement, and at least five representatives of different Sudan Liberation Army factions are now in Juba for the pre-talks being hosted by the southern government. | Representatives from the Justice and Equality Movement, and at least five representatives of different Sudan Liberation Army factions are now in Juba for the pre-talks being hosted by the southern government. |
| This could be the rebels last chance to find a common position ahead of the talks which are due to start a week on Saturday. | This could be the rebels last chance to find a common position ahead of the talks which are due to start a week on Saturday. |
| Peace talks in 2006 failed to end the four-year conflict which have seen some two million people displaced and caused at least 200,000 deaths. | Peace talks in 2006 failed to end the four-year conflict which have seen some two million people displaced and caused at least 200,000 deaths. |