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 KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Rebels in the war-torn Darfur region said Sunday that government forces backed by bomber aircraft were pursuing a week-old offensive and African Union peacekeepers reported continued fighting.
The government, meanwhile, significantly raised the stakes in Khartoum's standoff with the international community by calling for the AU to withdraw its troops from all of Darfur before its mandate expires on Sept. 30.
The rebels said aircraft were carrying out daily bombing raids as government troops seek to drive out National Redemption Front guerrillas from their strongholds north of Darfur's provincial capital, El Fasher.
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