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A Present for Christians in Southern Sudan
Christians in southern Sudan have suffered over 20 years of intense persecution by the Muslim Khartoum government. Their churches have been bombed and schools destroyed. Hundreds of thousands were incarcerated into "peace camps" (concentration camps). After years of effort, it appears that the Islamic government of Sudan and the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement are close to a peace treaty. Unfortunately, the conflict has killed at least 1.5 million people and displaced four million.
A final peace deal to end 21 years of conflict in southern Sudan could be clinched at the end of the month in line with a pledge by Khartoum and the main southern rebel group, officials said. - more
Posted by tim at December 25, 2004 2:28 PM
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