Sudan, Chad agree to stop fighting

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Sudan, Chad agree to stop fighting 29 minutes ago

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The leaders of Sudan and Chad signed an agreement in Saudi Arabia on Thursday pledging to work together to quell spillover fighting from the Darfur crisis along their countries' 600-mile border.


The accord, signed by Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir and Chad's President Idriss Deby, calls on the two African nations to work together to halt rebels and opposition groups from staging cross-border attacks and support the African Union's efforts to restore stability in Darfur.

The deal comes amid fears that the bloodshed in Sudan's western Darfur region is increasingly spilling over the border into neighboring Chad. Janjaweed militiamen who have terrorized Darfur regularly launch raids into Chad, attacking civilians. Meanwhile, Sudanese-backed Chadian rebels stage attacks into Chad, prompting Chadian army assaults into Darfur.

The four-year conflict between ethnic African rebels and pro-government janjaweed militia in the western Sudanese region has killed more than 200,000 people and displace 2.5 million Darfurians.



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