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UN warns Darfur falling into anarchy, lawlessness

Sudan's Darfur region could fall into anarchy unless the 15-nation Security Council takes bold action and thousands of African Union troops arrive quickly, a senior U.N. official warned on Thursday.

Jan Pronk, the U.N. envoy for Darfur, told the council and a news conference the government appeared to be losing control in some areas of Darfur, with brutal militia it once recruited and the Sudanese military taking their own decisions.

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