Violence in North Darfur Hinders Aid Delivery

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CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Reported clashes in and around a village in northern Darfur disturbed crucial food deliveries to thousands of displaced people, despite new accords promising aid groups unhindered access, U.N. officials said Sunday.
An African Union team headed to the area to investigate.

One road west of El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur, leading to the town of Tawilla has been declared a "no-go" zone for U.N. personnel following reports of "serious disturbances" and rumors of "heavy skirmishes" between the government and the rebel Sudan Liberation Army, said Barry Came, a World Food Program staffer in Khartoum.

Reports of violence surfaced Thursday, just eight days after the Sudanese government and the two main rebel groups signed accords promising aid groups unfettered passage to Darfur's displaced and banning "hostile" military flights over the region.

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