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Sudan breaks diplomatic ties with 'rebel-supporter' Chad (Roundup)

May 11, 2008, 11:33 GMT

Nairobi - Sudan Sunday announced it had broken off diplomatic relations with Chad over a row about Chad's alleged support for rebels from Darfur launching an attack on Sudan's capital, Khartoum. A file picture dated on 24 September 2006 shows Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir gesturing during a press conference in Khartoum, Sudan. Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir announced on 11 May 2008 a decision to sever diplomatic ties with Chad. EPA/PHILLIP DHIL

A file picture dated on 24 September 2006 shows Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir gesturing during a press conference in Khartoum, Sudan. Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir announced on 11 May 2008 a decision to sever diplomatic ties with Chad. EPA/PHILLIP DHILSudan's President Omar al-Bashir accused Chad of being behind the attack on the Khartuom suburb of Omdurman. 'These forces are all basically Chadian forces supported and prepared by Chad and they moved from Chad under the leadership of (rebel leader) Khalil Ibrahim,' Bashir said. An overnight curfew imposed on Khartoum was extended until further notice. The African Union (AU) said it was 'deeply concerned' about the spread of the Darfur conflict to Khartuom in a statement released in the Ethipian capital Addis Ababa. Chad and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) rebels have both denied any cooperation in launching attacks on the Omdurman suburb, where the rebels say they are in control - a claim denied by the Sudanese government. JEM Legislative Council Chairman Eltahir Adam Elfaki, told the BBC from Libya that the group was 'self-dependent - it is a force that built itself from the equipment of the Sudan government following our activities against the Sudan government.' The African Union warned Sunday that the rebel attacks would only further complicate the efforts to find a political solution to the Darfur solution. It called on all parties in the conflict to avoid further escalation of the violence and announced that AU Commission President Jean Ping would be visiting Sudan within the next few days. Relations between Sudan and Chad have been tense for some time as each accuses the other of being a safe haven for rebels. An EU peacekeeping force is deployed in eastern Chad, which borders with Darfur and has been most affected by the unrest and rebel attacks. All schools in Khartuom were closed Sunday, which is a normal weekday in Muslim Sudan. Residents were urged to remain in their houses as far as possible even during the day.

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The colonial plan is to divide SudanMay 11th, 2008 - 20:52:50

The colonists want to subdivide Sudan, as it was done to Ottoman empire to make tiny winy gulf states or Bali was separated from Indonesia. Or it has been done to asian Muslim countries.

COLONISTS THEMSELVES WANT TO KEEP TOGETHER.

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GooseMay 12th, 2008 - 08:01:16

haha too funny, the muslim murderers of innocents, the hackers of limbs of women and children, the rapists are going down in their own blood and now they squeal like the pigs they are. Die for the good of humanity, We have all seen your work, the muslime gov of Sudan has been killing native africans and african Christians for the past 15 yrs, and now with some outside help they are getting the payback they deserve...what goes around comes around.

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