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Two peacekeepers seized in Sudan | Two peacekeepers seized in Sudan |
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Two members of the joint UN/African Union (Unamid) peacekeeping force have been kidnapped in Sudan's western Darfur region, officials say. | Two members of the joint UN/African Union (Unamid) peacekeeping force have been kidnapped in Sudan's western Darfur region, officials say. |
A Unamid spokesman told Reuters news agency they were abducted in the western town of Zalingei. | A Unamid spokesman told Reuters news agency they were abducted in the western town of Zalingei. |
The pair's nationalities have not been made public. | The pair's nationalities have not been made public. |
It comes two days after the UN's military commander in the region said the six-year war there between the government and rebels was over. | It comes two days after the UN's military commander in the region said the six-year war there between the government and rebels was over. |
The UN says 300,000 people died in the conflict in Darfur, but the Sudanese government puts the figure at 10,000. | |
Almost three million people are said to have been displaced by the fighting. | Almost three million people are said to have been displaced by the fighting. |
The commander, Gen Martin Agwai, said the region now suffered more from low-level disputes and banditry than the violence of recent years. |