A Chadian soldier watches people march in Ndjamena in May 2009. Sudan accused Chad on Thursday of launching air raids on its western region of Darfur, an area believed to be the base of Chadian opposition rebels, state media reported. (AFP/File/Georges Gobet)From Yahoo News/AFP:
KHARTOUM (AFP) – Sudan accused Chad on Thursday of launching air raids on its western region of Darfur, an area believed to be the base of Chadian opposition rebels, state media reported.
The Sudan Media Center website, which is considered close to the intelligence services, reported that two Chadian planes had raided the Umm Dukhun area of Western Darfur on Thursday.
The website, quoting senior military officials, said there were no causalities but that the Sudanese army was on "standby" and waiting for "the green light for retaliation".
The report was not possible to verify independently.
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Update: Chad launches air raid on Sudan: state media -- Washington Post/Reuters
My Comment: Both sides have been fighting for years .... this air strike (if true) is just another blip in a conflict that has killed tens of thousands, and dispersed as refugees millions of others.
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