25 killed in Darfur violence

Sudan has claimed 25 people, including 22 policemen, were killed in rebel attacks on Monday on several camps housing tens of thousands of people displaced by the 21-month Darfur conflict.

The Humanitarian Affairs Ministry said rebel attacks in North and South Darfur states breached accords signed with government officials to curb the violence in Sudan’s west, where international agencies estimate that since March, disease, malnutrition and clashes among more than 1.6 million displaced have killed more than 70,000 people.