BBC NEWS | Africa: "Arab militias, backed by the government, have driven hundreds of thousands from their homes, in retaliation for a rebellion launched a year ago by two armed groups. The fighting was characterised by a scorched-earth policy and was comparable in character, if not in scale, to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
"All houses as well as a market and a health centre were completely looted and the market burnt. Over 100 women were raped, six in front of their fathers who were later killed". A further 150 women and 200 children were abducted.
The fighting in the west of Sudan has intensified as government peace talks to resolve the 20-year war with southern rebels are nearing an end. But the UN is concerned that this conflict could undermine the peace talks in Kenya. "
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