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February 23, 2010

Sudan to Sign Darfur Peace Deal
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Sudan’s president Omar al-Bashir has arrived in Qatar to sign a
temporary truce with Sudan’s largest opposition group in an attempt to
end the seven-year conflict in Darfur. As part of the proposed deal,
Sudan is offering government positions to members of Darfur’s rebel
Justice and Equality Movement. Another one of the main rebel groups in
Darfur, the Sudan Liberation Army, has refused to talk to the Sudanese
government, demanding an end to all violence before negotiations begin.
According to the United Nations, the seven-year conflict in Darfur has
claimed some 300,000 lives and left 2.7 million refugees.



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