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UN seeks choppers for Darfur force

UNITED NATIONS – The UN is intensively lobbying countries to provide helicopters for a UN-African Union peacekeeping force in Darfur, one of many obstacles to starting the mission effectively on January 1.
Members of the RDF 4th battalion board a US jet at Kigali International Airport on their way to Darfur, Sudan on Saturday.  (Photo/ G. Barya)
Members of the RDF 4th battalion board a US jet at Kigali International Airport on their way to Darfur, Sudan on Saturday. (Photo/ G. Barya)
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