Gunmen Kill Peacekeeper in Sudan’s Darfur

Posted July 2nd, 2011 at 5:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Peacekeepers in Sudan's troubled Darfur region say an Ethiopian peacekeeper was shot dead.

The joint African Union – United Nations force said Saturday that attackers opened fire on a U.N. vehicle in the west Darfur city of El-Geneina on Thursday.

The mission says another peacekeeper was wounded in the attack.

It says the motive for the shooting is under investigation.

Rebels in Darfur took up arms against the government in 2003, accusing Khartoum of neglecting their region.

Fighting has continued for more than eight years with little progress in peace talks between Sudan's government and rebel groups.

The United Nations says more than 300,000 people have been killed in the Darfur conflict, and 2.7 million others have been displaced. Sudan's government puts the death toll at 10,000.