HASKANITA, Sudan - Rebel forces stormed a small African Union base in northern Darfur and killed at least 10 peacekeepers, leaving behind charred armored vehicles and bombed out barracks in an unprecedented attack on the beleaguered mission that threatened upcoming peace talks. More than 30 peacekeepers were still missing by late Sunday, indicating the death toll from the attack could rise significantly.
The Peacekeepers, internationals sent by the UN, by some standards, the warring in Sudan has already produced genocide numbers in deaths. Without a firm reinforcement to the peacekeeping troops stationed in the Sudan, there is no chance that peacekeeping talks will have any success, as implementation will be out of the question. Taking down regimes and funding unnecessary wars is to create a mockery of the work and focus that needs to be directed at these third world countries where civil war has scarred the land and destroyed the lives of an entire nation. The UN, as well as its main power the United States, must get its priorities together and send support to Sudan, where it is needed now more than ever. For the Peace.
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