Official: Chad closes border with Sudan

                   
newsvine.com     May 13, 2008            

Chad closed its border with Sudan on Monday and put a halt to bilateral trade, a minister said, a day after Sudan severed diplomatic ties with Chad. ... Communications Minister Mahamat Hissene said that the Cabinet decided during a meeting chaired by President Idriss... [read full story]                    

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Sudanese forces defeat rebel attack -- ruling party

alertnet.org     May 10, 2008          

Source: Reuters KHARTOUM, May 10 (Reuters) - A Sudanese ruling party official said on Saturday a rebel attack on the capital Khartoum had been defeated and some senior rebel commanders had been killed. "The ... ... KHARTOUM, May 10 (Reuters) - A Sudanese ruling party...                    

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Khartoum says Darfur rebel attack on capital 'failed'

afp.com     May 10, 2008          

KHARTOUM (AFP) - Sudanese authorities said on Saturday that the army had repulsed an unprecedented attack on the capital Khartoum by Darfur rebels following heavy clashes and the imposition of an emergency curfew. ... "The operation is a failure," senior NCP member Kamal...                    

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Sudan says rebel attack on Khartoum defeated

alarabiya.net     May 10, 2008          

Darfur rebels fought with Sudanese government troops in a western suburb of the capital on Saturday and said their aim was to take power in Khartoum, but the government said their attack had been defeated. Heavy gunfire and artillery was heard in Omdurman, across the River Nile from the heart of                    

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U.S. urges Sudan to stop hostilities

msn.com     May 10, 2008          

The Bush administration said Saturday it was "very concerned" about the outbreak of violence in Sudan between Darfur rebels and government troops. ... U.S. urges Sudan to cease hostilities, violence Hundreds of Darfur rebels near Sudan's capital, clashing with security...                    

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Sudan's Army Clashes with Darfur Rebels Outside Capital

voanews.com     May 10, 2008          

Authorities, witnesses say Sudanese security forces fighting rebels of Justice and Equality Movement ... Sudanese authorities say Darfur rebels have clashed with government forces in the northern outskirts of the capital, Khartoum. Authorities and witnesses say Sudanese...                    

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AHN - Sudanese Rebels Clash With Forces Near Khartoum

allheadlinenews.com     May 10, 2008          

(AHN) - A Darfur rebel group are clashing with Sudanese security forces at the outskirts of the capital city of Khartoum, according to the local officials. - Sat, 10 May 2008 14:24:44 GMT (AHN) ... Mayur Pahilajani - A Darfur rebel group are clashing with Sudanese...                    

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Rebels reported near Khartoum

upi.com     May 10, 2008          

KHARTOUM, Sudan, May 10 (UPI) -- The Sudanese government claimed Saturday that an attempt by Darfur rebels to seize the capital of Khartoum had been put down. ... An unnamed U.S. source in the area told The Washington Post that rebels had joined a government faction...                    

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Sudanese troops beat back rebels

cnn.com     May 10, 2008          

Sudan's Justice and Equality Movement rebels reached the capital of Khartoum on Saturday and clashed with government forces west of the city, an informed military source told CNN. ... NEW: Sudanese TV broadcast pictures of dead rebel fighters, sources say Rebel group...                    

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Darfur: Curfew After Rebels Fight Sudanese Army On Streets Of Khartoum

sky.com     May 11, 2008          

The White House has said it is deeply concerned about the violence in Sudan and has called on both sides to cease hostilities. ... The Sudanese army deployed soldiers onto the streets of Khartoum after Darfur rebels launched an offensive on the outskirts of the city. The...                    

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Sudan beats back rebel attack?

prairiepundit.blogspot.com     May 11, 2008          

NY Times:Darfurian rebels staged a bold attack on Saturday on Sudan’s capital, Khartoum, advancing to within a few miles of the city’s center, according to the government and the rebels.By nightfall, it seemed that government forces had beaten them back, but only after...                    

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