Approved for Release 2014 06 04 30 3 Approved for Release 2014 06 04 I Approved for Release 2014 06 04 A I 3 Thursday 4 December 2003 National Security Information Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions Reproduction of this Document Prohibited Readership is limin-d mu m plum-ml n'mh'r is nn h- with 51-33 'mug'nl Miter Tlu' mnh'rxigwd hcrc'by wmlinc this dm'mm'Approved for Release 2014 06 04 C012e6769 Approved for Release 2014 06 04 TOP mum Table of Contents Regional Notes A ica 3 Sudan Fighting in West a Drain on Khartou L 3 TOP MB 4 Decem er 2003 Approved for Release 2014 06 04 Sudan Con Approved fer Release 2014 00 04 TQPSECRET 4 December 2003 ict in theWest December 2003 Shama Darfur State KHARTOUM Area of race western rebel a vtty Nuba Mountains Janub Darfur State Historic north-south ne TOP SECRET Approved for Release 2014 06 04 12-03 1 Sudan Approved for Release 2014 06 04 Fighting in West 3 Drain on Khartoum Fighting in the western Darfur region has increased iaxing Khartoum s ability to deal with humanitarian needs in the region Sudanese aircraft on Monday bombed several villages killing 47 civilians and wounding 37 others according to claims by rebel leaders in press reports lgovernment equipped militias have burned villages destroyed crops and poisoned wells A cease- re due to expire today' was signed by only one of the two Darfur rebel groups and a peace conference arranged by the goVemment for 15 December will include only representatives of local tribes A rebel group okesman told the ress the cease-fir had been a waste of moi The current round afcon ict is creating serious humanitarian'needs in this long-troubled region Fighting has internally displaced as many as 600 000 people and at least 70 000 refugees have ed across the border into Chad according to press reportsl 4 December 20in Approved for Release 2014 06 04 mum 'oxn oxe W3                     National Security Archive    Suite 701  Gelman Library  The George Washington University    2130 H Street  NW  Washington  D C  20037    Phone  202 994‐7000  Fax  202 994‐7005  nsarchiv@gwu edu