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KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - The Sudanese government said Saturday that rebels from Darfur killed 41 of its soldiers in a raid outside the region, adding to fears that the conflict is spilling into the rest of Sudan.
The raid on a police garrison in neighboring West Kordofan Province Wednesday has been claimed by both the Sudanese Liberation Movement and the Justice and Equality Movement, the two main rebel movements fighting the government in Darfur for the past three years.
"There were 41 martyrs in the area," said the police statement carried by the Sudan Media Center, a news service close to the government. Rebels targeted civil institutions, medical centers and development projects, the statement said.
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