African Union to bolster troops in Darfur, toughen their roles
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KHARTOUM, Sudan -- The African Union said yesterday it will send more peacekeeping troops to Sudan's Darfur region and toughen the soldiers' role in protecting civilians while the international community pressures the Sudanese government to allow a UN military force.
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NEW YORK, October 2 (IslamOnline.net &amp; News Agencies) - Sudan has agreed to welcome an expanded African Union force in its troubled region of Darfur and expand its mandate to monitor government troops, a move welcomed by the US, said an American newspaper
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The African Union (AU) on Saturday said the situation in Sudan's troubled Darfur region was worsening due to the return of re-armed Janjaweed militia and Khartoum's resolve to use military force.
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Sudan will deploy new integrated forces in Darfur to work alongside African Union peacekeepers in providing security in the region, President Omar al-Beshir said.
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The United Nations and the African Union agreed Thursday on a highly mobile, robust joint force to help protect civilians and restore security to the Darfur region &#151; but Sudan still holds the key to its deployment.
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The African Union is to begin deploying more than 3,000 additional troops to Sudan's Darfur region within the next two weeks, the head of the 53-member organization's security organ said Wednesday.
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- The African Union said yesterday that the situation in Sudan's troubled Darfur region was worsening because of the return of re armed janjaweed militia and Khartoum's resolve to use military force.
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The United Nations told Sudan on  Tuesday it was sending military experts to Darfur to help the  under-equipped African Union force, a move that needs  Khartoum's support, officials said.
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The African Union has agreed to expand its peacekeeping force in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region. The move comes as the Sudanese government begins peace talks in Abuja, Nigeria, with Darfur&#39;s two rebels groups.
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The African Union plans to send more   troops into Sudan to reinforce its extended Darfur peacekeeping   mission, an AU spokesman said on Sunday.
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Ethiopia and Egypt will each send  850 troops early in the new year to serve with a joint United  Nations-African Union force in Sudan's Darfur region, an AU  official told Reuters on Monday.
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The African Union agreed Wednesday to boost the number of peacekeepers in Sudan&#39;s Darfur region and send a contingent of civilian police to monitor efforts to end violence that has driven more than 1.5 million people from their homes.
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EL FASHER, Sudan -- The African Union transferred authority Monday to a new joint peacekeeping force with the United Nations in Darfur that the international community hopes will stem the violence in Sudan's war-torn western region.
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Bringing peace to Darfur will not be  easy but a joint U.N.-African Union force should be much more  effective than the AU peacekeepers currently struggling to hold  the ring, the new force commander said on Thursday.
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UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 20 -- The African Union said Wednesday that it would extend the mandate of its peacekeeping force in Darfur through the end of the year, ensuring that international troops will remain in the war-torn Sudanese province for now.
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The African Union said on   Wednesday it would extend its underfinanced force in Sudan's   Darfur region until the end of this year after receiving   promises of support from the United Nations and Arab states.
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The African Union transferred authority Monday to a new joint peacekeeping force with the United Nations in Darfur that the international community hopes will stem the violence in Sudan's war-torn western region