Sudan militants threaten attacks on Western troops

KHARTOUM, July 26 (Reuters) – A group calling itself Mohammed’s army on Sunday called on Muslims to prepare to fight Western forces sent on any mission to western Sudan, where the United Nations says the world’s worst humanitarian crisis is unfolding.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has not ruled out military intervention in Darfur, where the U.S. Congress has labelled as genocide a campaign by Arab militias against black Africans.

The United States has also circulated a draft U.N. resolution threatening sanctions against Khartoum if it does not prosecute the leaders of the militia.

“We have seen and heard of the American and British interference in Darfur and there is no doubt that this is a crusader war that bears no relation to the citizens of Darfur,” the previously unknown group said in a statement distributed at a central mosque in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.

“We call upon you to speedily head towards Darfur and dig deep into the ground mass graves prepared for the crusader army,” it added.

Witness said young Sudanese men were handing out the statements to worshippers at the mosque.

Australia said on Sunday it was likely to contribute troops to any U.N. peacekeeping mission in Darfur, where the U.N. says some 30,000 people have been killed and one million displaced.

Many countries have called on Khartoum to disarm the Arab militias, known as Janjaweed. Britain’s top commander has said he could send 5,000 troops to Sudan.