Renewed violence in Sudan’s Darfur

DARFUR, Sudan, Sep 7, 2004 (UPI) — Renewed violence the past few days in Sudan’s Darfur province has resulted in more than 3,000 people fleeing the region, a U.N. report said.

The report said it’s unclear who was behind the fighting near Zam Zam, the BBC said.

“Attacks on villages south of Zam Zam have resulted in a population movement of around 3,000 to 4,000 persons,” said the report. “There has been a sharp upturn in the number of attacks throughout the southern part of North Darfur.”

The United States has called for sanctions unless the militias are stopped, but members of the U.N. Security Council have advocated more time for Sudan.

Secretary of State Colin Powell is expected to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee next week on preliminary results of a U.S. investigation into whether genocide has occurred in Darfur.