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| AU attack blamed on Darfur rebels | AU attack blamed on Darfur rebels |
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| The commander of the new hybrid peacekeeping force in Darfur has blamed a breakaway rebel faction for an attack that killed 10 African Union troops. | The commander of the new hybrid peacekeeping force in Darfur has blamed a breakaway rebel faction for an attack that killed 10 African Union troops. |
| Speaking from the scene of the attack, General Martin Agwai told the BBC it was a splinter group "who broke away from a faction called SLA United". | Speaking from the scene of the attack, General Martin Agwai told the BBC it was a splinter group "who broke away from a faction called SLA United". |
| About 30 AU soldiers are missing and seven were badly injured in the raid, by heavily-armed men in 30 vehicles. | About 30 AU soldiers are missing and seven were badly injured in the raid, by heavily-armed men in 30 vehicles. |
| UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the killings were "outrageous". | UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the killings were "outrageous". |
| General Agwai told the BBC's Focus on Africa the attackers destroyed two armoured personnel carriers, looted equipment and stole ammunition from the AU monitoring group at the base in Haskanita. | General Agwai told the BBC's Focus on Africa the attackers destroyed two armoured personnel carriers, looted equipment and stole ammunition from the AU monitoring group at the base in Haskanita. |
| He categorically ruled out any involvement by government forces. | He categorically ruled out any involvement by government forces. |
| 'Unconscionable crime' | 'Unconscionable crime' |
| The Saturday evening attack on the AU military observers was the worst on its troops since their deployment to the region three years ago. | The Saturday evening attack on the AU military observers was the worst on its troops since their deployment to the region three years ago. |
| The African Union mission has been in Darfur since 2004 A troubled mission | |
| The AU says 40 of the mostly Nigerian troops are still missing. Seventeen were found on Sunday in a nearby village. | The AU says 40 of the mostly Nigerian troops are still missing. Seventeen were found on Sunday in a nearby village. |
| Next year the UN and AU will jointly deploy the world's largest peacekeeping force - 26,000 troops - to Darfur. | Next year the UN and AU will jointly deploy the world's largest peacekeeping force - 26,000 troops - to Darfur. |
| It will absorb the current force of 7,000 AU troops, which has been struggling to protect civilians in the region. | It will absorb the current force of 7,000 AU troops, which has been struggling to protect civilians in the region. |
| Meanwhile, officials in Senegal have warned that the country's force in Darfur could be withdrawn following the attack. | Meanwhile, officials in Senegal have warned that the country's force in Darfur could be withdrawn following the attack. |
| One Senegalese soldier was among the 10 members of the mission killed in the fighting alongside seven Nigerians, a Malian and a Botswanan. | One Senegalese soldier was among the 10 members of the mission killed in the fighting alongside seven Nigerians, a Malian and a Botswanan. |
| "I did not send people there to die. So I have threatened to pull our troops back. I am not the only one," said Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade. | "I did not send people there to die. So I have threatened to pull our troops back. I am not the only one," said Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade. |
| Mission to Sudan | Mission to Sudan |
| Meanwhile, a delegation of notable world figures led by Archbishop Desmond Tutu has arrived in Sudan for talks. | Meanwhile, a delegation of notable world figures led by Archbishop Desmond Tutu has arrived in Sudan for talks. |
| [The attack] just shows how desperate the situation is, how desperately we've got to find a peaceful solution Archbishop Desmond Tutu'Elders' delegation head Dim prospects for peace Darfur quick guide | [The attack] just shows how desperate the situation is, how desperately we've got to find a peaceful solution Archbishop Desmond Tutu'Elders' delegation head Dim prospects for peace Darfur quick guide |
| The archbishop is leading a delegation of "elders" that includes former UN envoy to Iraq Lakhdar Brahimi, former US President Jimmy Carter, and Graca Machel, a children's rights advocate and the wife of Nelson Mandela. | The archbishop is leading a delegation of "elders" that includes former UN envoy to Iraq Lakhdar Brahimi, former US President Jimmy Carter, and Graca Machel, a children's rights advocate and the wife of Nelson Mandela. |
| The group came together at Nelson Mandela's invitation to find ways to tackle some of the world's toughest problems, such as HIV/Aids, poverty and conflict. | The group came together at Nelson Mandela's invitation to find ways to tackle some of the world's toughest problems, such as HIV/Aids, poverty and conflict. |
| The group is scheduled to meet Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir and opposition leaders in Khartoum on Monday before travelling on to refugee camps in Darfur. | The group is scheduled to meet Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir and opposition leaders in Khartoum on Monday before travelling on to refugee camps in Darfur. |
| Commenting on the raid, Mr Tutu said: "It just shows how desperate the situation is, how desperately we've got to find a peaceful solution so that incidents of that kind don't happen." | Commenting on the raid, Mr Tutu said: "It just shows how desperate the situation is, how desperately we've got to find a peaceful solution so that incidents of that kind don't happen." |
| At least 200,000 people have died in Darfur during a four-year conflict and more than two million have been forced from their homes. | At least 200,000 people have died in Darfur during a four-year conflict and more than two million have been forced from their homes. |