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news - Darfur rebels say 200 killed in clashes with army

may 21st, 2010

"Darfur's most militarized rebel group said on Friday it had killed 200 Sudanese government troops in the western region, but the army denied the toll in the latest fighting to cloud troubled peace talks.

'The Sudanese army fled the villages of Daeen and Shaariya in the eastern part of south Darfur after we killed 200 of their troops' between Wednesday and Thursday, Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) commander Suleiman Sandal told AFP."

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