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KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Sudan's government does not want war but will be ready for one if forced to fight, President Omar al-Bashir warned Saturday during a show of support for a paramilitary force that once battled southern rebels.
Al-Bashir spoke at a rally to mark the 18th anniversary of the Popular Defense Forces, a militia he created to fight southern rebels in Sudan's 22-year civil war.
Southerners have accused the government of violating the peace treaty that ended the north-south conflict in 2005, raising concerns of a return to war. Cabinet ministers from the south walked out of the national government last month.
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