'Get out of Darfur', Sudan tells African Union

The Sudanese government significantly raised the stakes in Khartoum’s stand-off with the international community, calling yesterday for the AU to withdraw its troops from all of Darfur.

The government significantly raised the stakes in Khartoum’s stand-off with the international community, calling yesterday for the AU to withdraw its troops from all of Darfur.

Rebels in Sudan’s ravaged Darfur region have said that government forces backed by bombers were pursuing a week-old offensive and African Union peacekeepers reported continued fighting.