President offers Darfur cease-fire
Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir offered a cease-fire in Darfur and promised to disarm militias, a top rebel demand, in a new push by his government to show it is serious about ending the nearly 6-year-old conflict in the western region.
Darfur rebels dismissed the moves, saying they don’t trust Bashir and want to see disarmament of the feared militias known as janjaweed before agreeing to a cease-fire.
Bashir’s announcement came as he is trying to fend off possible genocide charges by the International Criminal Court over atrocities in Darfur.
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