Sudan 'plans huge Darfur attack'

[muriel_volestrangler]

The Sudanese government is preparing a huge offensive in war-torn Darfur, the head of the African observer team says.

Following a "build-up of forces in the past two weeks", Darfur is a "time-bomb which could explode at any moment," said General Festus Okonkwo.

Peace talks between the government and rebels have broken down after the rebels accused the army of breaking a ceasefire agreed in April.

About 70,000 people have died in the "world's worst humanitarian crisis".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4105679.stm

[bemildred]

1. Yeah, things looking ugly down in the E. Congo too. nt

[whistle]

2. Who are the American advisers in Sudan? Is this yet another...

...Bush adventure that is about to go sour and drain the American treasury even more?

[quaoar]

3. Not likely

Darfur has no oil, so they don't get to be liberated like Iraq.