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Lawyer: Sudan security re-arrests Darfur rebels

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Sudanese security officials arrested 15 Darfur rebels weeks after the country's president pardoned and freed them, their lawyer said on Wednesday, amid signs that a peace deal with their insurgent force was faltering.

 

President Omar Hassan al-Bashir announced the release of 57 jailed members of the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) last month after signing a ceasefire with the group. (Reuters)

 

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