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5/13/08 - Watchdog says concerned by mass arrests after rebel attack

May 12, 2008 (NEW YORK) – Human Rights Watch raised concern and fears over mass arrests in Khartoum of perceived supporters of a Darfur rebel group and other political opponents. The arrests by Sudanese security forces of more than 100 people followed an attack on Sudan’s capital by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) on May 10, 2008 that left dozens of civilians dead or severely injured. “The Sudanese government may be systematically rounding up(...read more...)

5/12/08 - Sudan shooting after rebel raid

Shooting has been heard in two separate parts of Sudan's capital, Khartoum, following a raid by Darfur rebels. Details are sketchy - in one incident a lot of shooting was heard and roads closed after security forces pursued a small group of suspected rebels. There was also at least one arrest near the US embassy. Sudan's Islamist opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi has been arrested and accused of links to the rebels, who on Saturday came close to (...read more...)

5/10/08 - Darfur envoys say alarmed by surge of violence in Darfur

May 9, 2008 (KHARTOUM) --- Darfur peace envoys today expressed concerns over military escalation in Darfur between the Sudanese army and the Justice and equality Movement. They said this rise of violence can only cause more suffering to civilians. The United Nations and African Union Special Envoys for Darfur, Jan Eliasson and Salim Ahmed Salim are "alarmed and deeply troubled" by the recent military escalation between Sudanese army and the rebel JEM. (...read more...)

5/10/08 - UN chief condemns JEM attack in Khartoum

May 10, 2008 (UNITED NATIONS) — The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon condemned today attack by the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) forces that has broken out on the outskirts of the Sudanese capital Khartoum. “condemns strongly the use of armed force and military means by JEM for the achievement of political ends and calls for an immediate cessation of fighting and a renewed commitment to a peaceful resolution of outstanding issues,”. Ban said(...read more...)