Article: U.S. envoy accuses Sudanese government of bombing areas controlledby rebels in Darfur

U.S. envoy accuses Sudanese government of bombing areas controlled by rebels in Darfur

KHARTOUM, July 13 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Andrew Natsios on Friday accused the Sudanese government of bombing areas controlled by rebels in conflict-torn western Sudanese region of Darfur.

"After a halt in the bombing between the beginning of February and the end of April in 2007, the Sudanese government has resumed bombing in Darfur," Natsios told a press conference following a visit in Darfur.

The U.S. envoy said the bombing by the Sudanese army focused on the Jebel Marra region, a stronghold of breakaway faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) led by Abdul Wahed Mohammed ...

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