Sudan says UNAMID supports Darfur rebels

Sudan accused UN-African Union peacekeepers of cooperating with Darfur rebels and supplying them with vehicles on Monday, a move which could undermine the mission's ability to operate in the restive west of Sudan.

The world's largest UN-funded peacekeeping mission (UNAMID) is at 75% of its total 26,000 strength but says its job to secure the remote area is difficult in the absence of a peace deal between Khartoum and rebels who took up arms in 2003. (Reuters)