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Thu 12 Dec 2009We cannot afford to let Darfur slip away
ANALYSIS:Faded from the headlines only, Darfur has not gone away, writes ROB CRILLY
THE REBELS gathered their technicals – pickups mounted with machine guns and rocket launchers – before dawn. More than 100, engines revving, surrounded the army base deep in Darfur’s northern desert. There was not much of a fight. The government soldiers simply turned and ran, leaving behind guns, bombs and mugs of steaming tea.
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