Some 50,000 flee Sudan into Chad after Darfur clashes

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Some 50,000 flee Sudan into Chad after Darfur clashes

N'DJAMENA (Reuters) - Some 50,000 Sudanese have fled into southeastern Chad in the past week following fresh tribal conflict in the restive Darfur region, U.N. and Chadian officials said on Friday. Melissa Fleming, a spokeswoman for the U.N. High Commission for Refugees, said the fighting had spread as each side received reinforcements from tribal allies and had become more violent, with entire villages being razed. A total of 74,000 refugees had fled to Chad in the past two months, she said. ...

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