|
|
Article: In Darfur, black African rebels seize region with nationalist message.
- Article from:
- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
- Article date:
- August 29, 2004
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2004 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Byline: Sudarsan Raghavan
HANGALA, Sudan _ Kongo's thin, wiry body is an emblem of his rebel cause. His left eye, hidden behind fake Ray-Bans, is a dark, puffy recess _ the entry point of a bullet during a battle against Sudanese troops. The bullet came out his now-disfigured jaw.
His neck is weighed down by strings of amulets in leather boxes that hold pieces of the Quran, Islam's holy book. They divert bullets, he said confidently _ despite the evidence to the contrary.
His black boots and camouflage fatigues were stolen from a dead government soldier. "The only language they understand is the gun," he said of his Arab enemy.
Kongo, ...