Violent Rebel Rift Adds Layer to Darfur's Misery

This article illuminates some of the complexity in the Darfur conflict...

Violent Rebel Rift Adds Layer to Darfur's Misery

Michael Kamber for The New York Times

Rebels in Darfur, Sudan, have split into warring factions divided by ethnic tensions and territorial ambitions.
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Published: May 19, 2006

TINA, Sudan, May 16 — A grisly new battle between rebel factions is raging here in Darfur, casting doubts on the future of a peace agreement to end the war.

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Michael Kamber for The New York Times

Villagers were forced to abandon their homes in Tawila because of the
fighting between factions of the rebel Sudan Liberation Army in Darfur.
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The New York Times

Tina was attacked in April after a split between rebel leaders.
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Two of the main rebel factions
fighting the Sudanese government and its allied militias have turned on
each other, spurred by ethnic tensions and what appears to be a
relentless grab for more territory. Now the rebels have unleashed a
tide of violence against the very civilians they once joined forces to
protect.