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To: epicure who wrote (283)	6/24/2004 2:49:13 PM
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Powell to Visit Sudan's Darfur to Spotlight Crisis By REUTERS Published: June 24, 2004 Filed at 12:58 p.m. ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Sudan's Darfur region next week to pressure Khartoum to stop the humanitarian crisis caused by government-backed militias attacking residents. The State Department said Powell will visit the capital, Khartoum, on Tuesday as well as the western region of Darfur, where U.S. officials accuse Khartoum-supported militias of ``ethnic cleansing'' against black Africans. Advertisement Fighting in Darfur has driven more than 1 million people from their homes to other parts of Sudan and forced more than 150,000 to flee to neighboring Chad. About 2 million in the region need outside aid, according to U.N. figures. ``The secretary will make clear our concern about the people in Darfur (and) will make clear that we believe that much of the hardship has been caused by the activities and the violence perpetrated by the militias,'' State Department spokesman Richard Boucher told reporters. ``The secretary's visit to Sudan is intended to continue to call attention to the dire humanitarian situation in Darfur, to do whatever we can to stop the violence there, and to make sure that the needy people of that region receive ... supplies,'' he added. Rebels launched a revolt in Darfur last year, accusing the government of neglect and of arming Arab units known as Janjaweed militias, who loot and burn ethnic African villages. Khartoum has denied the charges.

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