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last update: september 23rd, 2011

Satellites Show Sudan Armed Forces with Heavy Armor on Road to Rebel Stronghold in Blue Nile State

The Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP) has released imagery showing that the Government of Sudan appears ready to launch a massive military drive aimed at the rebel stronghold of Kurmuk in the Blue Nile border area.

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Satellites Confirm Sudanese Red Crescent Burial of Body Bags in Mass Graves

The Satellite Sentinel Project (SSP) has confirmed the burial of human remains, some of them in body bags or tarps, through a series of DigitalGlobe satellite images taken of two newly discovered mass grave sites in Sudan’s restive South Kordofan region. The addition of the two new mass graves brings the total discovered by SSP to eight.

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last updated june 16th, 2010

june 16th, 2010

Two Darfur rebel leaders to appear at Hague court

"Two Sudanese rebel leaders suspected of war crimes in Darfur will appear on Thursday at the International Criminal Court to face questions over the killing of 12 African Union peacekeepers in Darfur in 2007."

june 15th, 2010

20 killed as rival Sudanese tribes clash in Darfur

"At least 20 people were killed on Tuesday in fresh fighting between rival Sudanese tribes in the western region of Darfur, a tribal chief told AFP."

june 14th, 2010

UN council alarmed over spike in Darfur violence

"The U.N. Security Council expressed grave concern on Monday over a spike in violence in Sudan's western Darfur region, which a U.N. envoy said was seriously hindering protection and aid for civilians."

june 12th, 2010

Sudan must ease Darfur travel ban - EU aid chief

"Sudan must relax a near blanket ban on travel to remote parts of South Darfur to let aid groups reach areas hit by a resurgence of violence, the EU's commissioner for humanitarian aid said on Saturday."

june 10th, 2010

Update: Darfur Jem rebels free Sudan government soldiers

"Rebels in Sudan's troubled Darfur region have released 35 government troops held since clashes last week."

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