Chad [2] admitted to an air raid on rebel positions at Um Dukhn in Darfur [3], but denied attacking Sudan's armed forces or populace in the raid. (Reuters [4], July 21) Meanwhile, the SPLA denied breaking terms of the Sudan peace deal after UN monitors accused its troops of moving into the contested region of Abyei [5]. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the The Hague is to give a final ruling on the boundaries of Abyei this week. (BBC News [6], July 19)
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