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This is what we believe the number to be according to all the events that have taken place in Darfur. There is fighting between the armed forces and the rebels, so there are [a number of deaths] among the rebels and members of the armed forces. There are also tribal conflicts, which are not connected to any ethnic group [in particular]; it is not, as portrayed, an "ethnic war." Most of the intra-tribal fighting in fact is between tribes of Arab origins over resources because years of drought that hit the area made the scarcity of resources one reason...
...against the government. The government did its best [in the beginning] to accommodate the situation peacefully, and did not react until the rebels rejected all attempts to reach a peaceful solution. When the rebels attacked El Fashir, the capital and largest city in Darfur - attacked the airport, destroyed a number of airplanes and even occupied parts of the city - the government then had to fulfill its responsibility...
...recall, but I do recall that we removed immunity from a member of the [National] Security. He was put to trial [for his] link to some events, and was found guilty and executed. There are a number of other examples that I do not recall at the moment, because they are trials carried out on the ground...
...observe these elections to come to Sudan and we will make it possible for them to move or be at any place they wish, and to get any information they want. Because these elections - we insist, God willing - will be free and fair, and we will have a large number of witnesses...
...This week an official with the Ministry of Civil Affairs told the Beijing News, a Chinese newspaper, that the heavy state involvement was due to problems with the system for donations. "The credibility of a number of NGOs is not high and their feedback is unclear," said Wang Zhenyao, director of the ministry's Social Welfare and Charities Division. "That's why the donations finally go to government." (Read "A Year After Sichuan Quake, Citizens Press for Answers...