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KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Tensions in Sudan's western Darfur region escalated Monday as the Sudanese army accused neighboring Chad of new border violations and Darfur rebels claimed they took another town from government forces.
A large number of Darfur refugees in camps on either side of the border risk being "the first victims of any further escalation" if the situation is not "immediately brought under control," the head of the United Nations mission to Darfur said in a statement Monday.
The 26,000-strong U.N. and African mission to Darfur is already far behind schedule, and mission chief Rodolphe Adada warned the border tensions could have "a negative effect" on the peacekeepers' deployment.
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