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ABC News: Darfur Genocide Warrant for Sudan Pres.
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Top Sudanese officials will soon face war crimes charges after the international prosecutor declared the "whole state apparatus" responsible for a campaign of rape and pillage in Darfur. (article 27)

The filing marked the first time prosecutors at the world's first permanent, global war crimes court have issued charges against a sitting head of state, but al-Bashir is unlikely to be sent to The Hague any time soon. (article 13)

(CNN) The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is seeking the arrest of Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on charges of genocide in a five-year campaign of violence in the country's Darfur region. (article 19)

The United Nations is set to begin withdrawing non-essential staff from its 10,900-person mission to Sudan's troubled Darfur region, as reprisals against the international organization loom following the indictment on genocide charges of the country's leader. (article 4)

DAKAR, Senegal - Thousands of people took to the streets of Sudan s tense capital on Sunday in a carefully choreographed protest against the expected request by the International Criminal Court to arrest President Omar Hassan al-Bashir on war crimes charges. (article 17)

The BBC has found the first evidence that China is currently helping Sudan's government militarily in Darfur. (article 5)

The United Nations is set to begin withdrawing non-essential staff from its 10,900-person mission to Sudan's troubled Darfur region, as reprisals against the international organization loom following the indictment on genocide charges of the country's leader. (article 1)

Tension was already high after an attack last week by Sudanese militias on a team of UN blue berets in Darfur left seven peacekeepers dead. (article 1)

On Sunday, his ruling National Congress Party warned of "more violence and bloodshed" in Darfur if its leader was indicted. (article 1)

Omar al-Bashir is the third person from Sudan charged at the International Criminal Court in connection with the atrocities in Darfur. (article 2)

Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is also seeking a worldwide arrest warrant to have al-Bashir brought before the international tribunal for his role in the five-year-old conflict. (article 2)

The charges accuse the top leadership of the Sudanese government of sponsoring militia groups called janjaweed, which have attempted to wipe out African tribes in Darfur with a campaign of murder, rape and deportation. (article 2)

Moreno-Ocampo was undeterred by concern that his indictment against al-Bashir might lead to vengeance against Darfur refugees, and the closing of Sudan's doors to relief agencies and possibly peacekeeping troops. (article 2)

Source articles
  1. Pursuit of Sudan’s Leader Incites Debate (nytimes.com, 07/12/2008, 425 words)
  2. Why Darfur Still Bleeds (nytimes.com, 07/13/2008, 1318 words)
  3. Nicholas D. Kristof (kristof.blogs.nytimes.com, 07/14/2008, 246 words)
  4. UN to withdraw non-critical staff from Darfur (cbc.ca, 07/14/2008, 545 words)
  5. China 'is fuelling war in Darfur' (BBC News, 07/13/2008, 1296 words)
  6. U.S. tightens security at embassy in Sudan (Washington Post, 07/14/2008, 364 words)
  7. US ambivalent on international court's genocide charge against Sudan's president (msnbc.msn.com, 07/15/2008, 531 words)
  8. Sudan president charged with genocide (ft.com, 07/14/2008, 64 words)
  9. Sudanese president charged with genocide (CNN, 07/14/2008, 28 words)
  10. ABC News: Darfur Genocide Warrant for Sudan Pres. (ABCNews, 07/14/2008, 323 words)
  11. Sudan president charged with genocide in Darfur (boston.com, 07/14/2008, 658 words)
  12. The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court... (haaretz.com, 07/14/2008, 811 words)
  13. FOXNEWS.COM HOME > WORLD (FOX News, 07/14/2008, 1009 words)
  14. Sudanese president charged with genocide (cbc.ca, 07/14/2008, 973 words)
  15. Sudan president charged with genocide (boston.com, 07/15/2008, 632 words)
  16. Arrest Is Sought of Sudan Leader in Genocide Case (nytimes.com, 07/15/2008, 1391 words)
  17. Sudanese Protest War Crimes Case Against President at Scripted Rally in Capital (nytimes.com, 07/14/2008, 914 words)
  18. Judicial noose tightens around Bashir (BBC News, 07/14/2008, 622 words)
  19. CNN exclusive: ICC prosecutor on Darfur charges (CNN, 07/14/2008, 2971 words)
  20. Indictment for genocide (boston.com, 07/14/2008, 418 words)
  21. President Bashir and Genocide (kristof.blogs.nytimes.com, 07/14/2008, 801 words)
  22. China, Muslims and the Genocide (kristof.blogs.nytimes.com, 07/14/2008, 317 words)
  23. Sudan: Genocide charges a big mistake (CNN, 07/13/2008, 32 words)
  24. UN tightens security for Sudan staff (ft.com, 07/12/2008, 443 words)
  25. Sudan angered by genocide claims (BBC News, 07/15/2008, 795 words)
  26. UN fears for peacekeepers in Sudan (ft.com, 07/14/2008, 378 words)
  27. Sudanese leaders to face war crimes charges over killings in Darfur (timesonline.co.uk, 07/14/2008, 671 words)
Source articles
  1. UN to withdraw non-critical staff from Darfur (cbc.ca, 07/14/2008, 545 words)
  2. Sudanese president charged with genocide (cbc.ca, 07/14/2008, 973 words)


Story keywords
Darfur, Bashir, Sudan, Genocide, Sudanese




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