Darfur rebels attack base as protests mark five years of war

DARFUR rebels said yesterday they had attacked an army base in West Darfur, killing a large number of soldiers in a renewal of fighting in the troubled area near Sudan’s western border with Chad.

Protests around the world to mark five years of war in Darfur drew thousands of people yesterday.

West Darfur has seen the worst fighting between the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), Darfur’s most militarily powerful rebels, and the government, with more than 100 people killed in clashes in February. Sudan accuses neighboring Chad of supporting JEM.