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 KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, implicated by many in the international community in Darfur's genocide, visited the troubled region Saturday for the first time in the four-year conflict there.
The visit is part of the hardline leader's attempt to recast himself in the role of unifier. He is scheduled to visit Darfur's three provincial capitals in as many days.
An estimated 200,000 people have been killed and around 2.5 million displaced in the Darfur conflict, which began in 2003 when rebels from ethnic African tribes rose up against the Arab-dominated central government.
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