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Sudan says rebels, not army, attacked peacekeepers

SABCnews.com : "Sudan has denied UN accusations that Sudanese government forces attacked a UN-African Union supply convoy in Sudan's Darfur region this week, pointing the finger at Chadian-backed rebels instead. A spokesperson for United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that 'elements of the Sudanese armed forces' had attacked the convoy from the joint peacekeeping mission in Darfur, known as UNAMID.

'They were not the government,' Ambassador Abdalmahmoud Abdalhaleem told reporters before a meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in Darfur. 'The rebels did that. No doubt about it,' he said, referring to an attack in the war-ravaged area of West Darfur late on Monday. 'It happened in an area infested with rebel activities. The Justice and Equality (Movement) elements in West Darfur did that with the massive support ... they enjoy from the Chadian government,' the ambassador said."

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