Sudan divides Darfur in five smaller states
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Sudan decided to create two additional states in Darfur, state media said on Thursday in what rebels have condemned as plan to strengthen Khartoum's control over the troubled western region.
Darfur, scene of an insurgency pitting mostly non-Arab rebels against government troops backed by largely Arab militias, is carved up into three parts -- North, South and West Darfur. Sudan's cabinet on Thursday approved the creation of two additional states: Central Darfur, with Zalingei as its capital, and Eastern Darfur, with Ed Daein as its capital, state news agency SUNA said. (Reuters)
