Amid continuing reports of attacks by Arab militias against black Africans in the western province of Darfur in Sudan, the United States and its main allies in Europe are urgently pressing the UN Security Council to impose sanctions against militia leaders and their government supporters. On Monday, the 25 foreign ministers of the European Union indicated they were ready to sign on to a draft resolution submitted by the United States last week that would impose diplomatic and financial sanctions against the targets unless Khartoum acted immediately to stop the militias whose raiding has killed as many as 50,000 people over the past 18 months and forced more than one million more to flee for their lives.
* US congress declares Sudan genocide
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