Darfur crisis worse, U.N. says
The humanitarian situation in Darfur has worsened because of new fighting and increased banditry, U.N. agencies said.
The United Nations refugee agency said staff members were unable to reach thousands of people who had fled across the border to Chad because of aerial bombardment on the Sudanese side. The World Food Program said dozens of its trucks had been stolen at gunpoint in Darfur since the start of the year, endangering the delivery of aid.
Sudanese forces began bombing areas in West Darfur this month in a renewed attempt to defeat rebels who have been fighting the government for more than four years.
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