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Khartoum, Sudan

Daring rebel attack: Hundreds of Islamist rebels from Darfur launched an unprecedented strike against Sudan’s capital city last week, roaring across 400 miles of desert in a phalanx of pickup trucks. Government soldiers fought off the attack by the Justice and Equality Movement, leaving dozens of militia members dead. The government called the attack “a failure,” but rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim said it was only a first strike. “Don’t expect just one more attack,” he said. The rebels have battled government forces in Darfur repeatedly over the past five years, but have never before attacked heavily fortified Khartoum. Analysts said the group may have intended the move as a show of strength in advance of possible negotiations.

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