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Sudan rebels fight to forge a new country - 15 Apr 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Apr 16 09
Witnessed: 1002 times
Regions: Chad, Sudan
Issues: Discrimination, Justice, Refugees
Tags: darfur, JEM, Justice and Equality Movement, rebels, SLA, Sudan Liberation Army
The Justice and Equality Movement rebel group is a powerful force in Sudan, with a large array of weaponry and trucks.
The group says it wants to create a new country - the United Regions of Sudan (URS) - and redistribute local wealth more fairly.
Al Jazeera's May Welsh reports exclusively from the Chad-Sudan border.
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