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Rebels pulled into African Union soldiers base at 4am with armored vehicles and rocket-propelled grenandes, shooting, sending soldiers fleeing, and looting armored cars and appropriating ammunition, probably used in the attack. Nigeria and other countries are rethinking their involvement with peacekeeping in Darfur. Ironically, peace talks are planned for Oct 27th, and anticipation has sparked more aggressive fighting.  The rebels are hostile toward peacekeepers because, in their eyes, they side with the government. They're also hostile toward each other, as nobody wants the other group "in charge" when this is all over. Maybe somebody should start siding with logic and reason, but that's another entry for another time. Nigeria is leading the current mission until Dec. 31st if all goes as planned. Read the full story here.