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Sudan: UN chief urges Khartoum to cease attacks in war-torn Darfur Thu. May 10, 2007 04:59 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that the Sudanese government and parties in conflict in Darfur should cease all military attacks and co-operate with the UN and African Union in their efforts to end the war there. The UN chief further said he was deeply concerned by reports of aerial bombings and helicopter attacks over the last three weeks, causing destruction and loss of life. He said a school in Um Rai was destroyed by a rocket fired from a government helicopter. Mr. Ban urged the Sudanese government in Khartoum and the warring parties to comply fully with the Darfur Peace Agreement, Security Council resolutions and international humanitarian law. "I call on both the government and all movements to immediately stop military hostilities and cooperate fully with the African Union and United Nations team which is leading efforts to mediate an end to this devastating conflict," Ban said. meanwhile, both the UN and AU are forming a peacekeeping force of more than 20 000 military personnel to try to end the conflict in Darfur, which has killed over 300 000 people since 2003 and made more than 2 million refugees. - Sapa-dpa News Category: East Africa Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: Somali pirates hijack second Stolt ship-of... Libya: 6 killed as gun battles break out in southeas... Nigeria: Militants threaten to renew "oil war" if a... Zimbabwe: Opposition chief Tsvangirai rejects SADC c... Philippine: Troops kill 10 Muslim rebels in the troub... Ivory Coast: Political leaders postpone November 3... Rwanda: Thousands protest against arrest of Rwa... Nicaragua: Thousands riot after Nicaragua local elec... India negotiating a $1.5 -billion arms deal with Isra... Sudan, Chad restore full diplomatic ties, exchange e... More News...