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VOICE OF NIGERIA
.....the Authoritative
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Sudan: War Over In Darfur – UN Commander
 The United Nations military commander in,
General Martins Agwai, Darfur says the six-year
war between forces loyal to the Sudanese
government and rebels in Darfur has effectively
ended.
General Agwai, who is leaving his post this
week, said the vicious fighting of earlier years
had subsided as rebel groups split into
factions.
The outgoing Commander Agwai, who commands
thousands of troops from the UN and African
Union, said the region now suffers more from
"security issues" than full-blown conflict.
He said banditry, localised issues, people
trying to resolve issues over water and land at
a local level are more common but real war was
is over.
General Agwai said only one rebel group, the
Justice and Equality Movement (Jem), posed a
real threat.
But a Sudanese analyst, Gill Lusk said the
comments were "unhelpful" because they could
lead people to believe that Darfur's problems
had been solved.
Lusk said there has been a large decline in
fighting in Darfur, which is undoubtedly a good
thing for the people but that the government can
restart the violence whenever they want.
Last week, US envoy to Sudan Scott Gration said
the existence of 26 different rebel factions was
a major obstacle to reaching a peace agreement
with the government.
BBC/Qasim/ Austeen
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