Topic - Omar Al-Bashir

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  Arab League: Syrian tanks withdraw, killings go on

  Syrian security forces are still killing anti-government protesters despite the presence of foreign monitors in the country, the head of the Arab League said Monday. But he insisted the observer mission has yielded important concessions from the Damascus regime, such as the withdrawal of heavy weapons from cities.

• Sudanese general linked to genocide monitoring Syrian violence

  A Sudanese general linked to genocide in Darfur is leading an Arab League team to Syria to monitor the regime's compliance with a promise to end its violent crackdown on anti-government protesters.

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  Sudan army kills leader of main Darfur rebel group

  The Sudanese army said Sunday that it killed the leader of the main Darfur rebel group in fighting earlier this week, touting his death as a key victory against a powerful rebel force that once threatened Sudan's capital.

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  South Sudan president denies arming rebels in north

  South Sudan's president said Friday that his country is not arming rebels in two of Sudan's border states, from where more than 50,000 refugees have fled fighting in recent months, according to U.N. estimates.

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  Talk of war on Sudan border

  The president of Sudan and his counterpart in the new nation of South Sudan are predicting the possibility of a new war in an oil-rich region that has seen a spike in cross-border attacks.

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  Gadhafi's son on the lam

  A fugitive wanted by the International Criminal Court, Moammar Gadhafi's one-time heir apparent appears to have disappeared in the Sahara Desert's ocean of dunes and could remain hidden for months in an area more than twice the size of Texas.

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  Pressures bear down on Sudanese strongman

  A month after he lost part of his country to a new nation, Sudanese President Omar Bashir is facing multiple challenges that could destabilize his regime, Western officials and analysts say.

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  Southern Africa is facing an "erosion of democracy" caused in part by a failure of regional leaders to live up to their own agreements on the rule of law, civil society groups warned Wednesday.

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  The 30 U.S. troops and eight Afghans who died in a helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan were on a mission targeting a Taliban leader when an insurgent fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the chopper and shot it down, the U.S.-led coalition said Monday.

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  Rights activists warn of genocide in Sudan

  Human rights advocates are issuing new warnings of genocide in Sudan, where Arab armies are accused of killing black African civilians in what an Episcopal bishop described as a "war of domination and eradication."

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  South Sudan marks its independence

  Southern Sudanese and dignitaries from around the world watched the new flag of the Republic of South Sudan be raised for the first time at independence celebrations in the new country's capital, Juba, on Saturday.

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  South Sudan becomes world's newest nation

  South Sudan became the world's newest nation early Saturday, officially breaking away from Sudan after two civil wars over five decades that cost the lives of millions.

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  South Sudan the world's newest nation

  South Sudan became the world’s newest nation and effectively one of the poorest on Saturday, but for at least today this grim fact did little to spoil the party in the streets of Juba.

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  Bashir at South Sudan's independence day a problem

  Sudanese President Omar Bashir's decision to attend South Sudan's independence celebrations in Juba on Saturday has created potentially awkward situations for delegations from countries that have been pressing for his arrest on a war crimes indictment.

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  Challenges temper joy on eve of founding of South Sudan

  On Saturday, South Sudan will become the world's newest nation, with Juba — a dusty town where paved roads are a luxury and most buildings are prefabricated structures — as its capital. Despite the celebratory mood that pervades the city, southern officials are aware of the challenges that lie ahead.

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