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Fri 05 May 2010Warning of troop build-up in Darfur

THE JOINT United Nations/African Union (Unamid) peacekeeping mission has warned of a build-up of Sudanese army and rebel troops in North Darfur.

The build-up is reportedly under way in the Shangil Tobay region, where a UN-run camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) housing 2,000 people is located.