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Darfur rebels free Sudan troops

Source: BBC

Khartoum : Sudan | 4 months ago

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The handover is one of the biggest since the bitter conflict in Darfur began in 2003. A spokesman for the group said most of the prisoners were taken in clashes between Jem troops and government forces in the north-east of Darfur earlier this year. The spokesman said his movement had decided to release...

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