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Sudan: Civilian Deaths Almost Double in Darfur, Annan Says

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned on Thursday that the security situation in Darfur continued to deteriorate, leading to nearly a doubling of confirmed civilian deaths.

In his latest monthly report on the conflict in the western Sudanese region, he called it a "deeply disturbing trend" with "devastating effects on the civilian population".

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