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| Sudan 'to release Darfur rebels' | Sudan 'to release Darfur rebels' |
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| The Sudanese authorities are to release 57 prisoners from the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem), officials say. | |
| Sudan's justice minister said the papers were "being processed", Reuters news agency reported. | Sudan's justice minister said the papers were "being processed", Reuters news agency reported. |
| The releases follow the ceasefire deal signed on Tuesday by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with Jem, one of Darfur's main rebel groups. | |
| The deal raises hopes of an end to years of conflict in Darfur, however some rebel factions have not signed up. | |
| Jem's leader, Khalil Ibrahim, hailed the deal as "a very important step". | Jem's leader, Khalil Ibrahim, hailed the deal as "a very important step". |
| The arrests followed a Jem raid on Omdurman, a city just across the River Nile from Khartoum, in 2008. | |
| More than 100 rebels were detained and several have been executed. | |
| President Bashir said on Saturday some of the rebels would be freed after the ceasefire deal was signed in Doha. |