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Rebels in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region have dismissed a call by President Omar al-Bashir for a cease-fire.


Rebels in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region have dismissed a call by President Omar al-Bashir for a cease-fire.Members of one of the main rebel groups, the Justice and Equality Movement, said Wednesday that President Bashir cannot be trusted, and that when he calls for a truce, it means he is preparing a new offensive.

They also said they would only agree to a cease-fire within an overall framework for peace.The exiled leader of another rebel group, the Sudan Liberation Movement, Abdulwahid Elnur,told the Associated Press that rebels cannot accept a cease-fire until pro-government militias are disarmed.

Mr. Bashir pledged Wednesday an "immediate campaign" to disarm such militia. He also said the cease-fire would be immediate, but would depend on an effective monitoring system that all sides observe.

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