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UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Britain's minister for Africa accused Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of seeking a military solution in conflict-wracked Darfur and warned that he will likely face new sanctions unless he keeps agreements to promote peace.
Foreign Office minister Lord David Triesman on Wednesday said al-Bashir faces a critical test in early spring which will demonstrate whether he is committed to ending the four-year conflict that has killed more than 200,000 people and forced 2.5 million to flee from their homes.
He said continuing attacks by some rebel groups in Darfur and the bad behavior of countries backing them did not excuse al-Bashir's government from observing a cease-fire and implementing a three-phase U.N. package it agreed to in November to help end the escalating violence in the vast western region.
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