卢旺达三名维和人员在达尔富尔地区遇害

时间：2010-06-22 03:11:29

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Three peacekeepers have been killed in Sudan's Darfur region, officials say.

三名卢旺达维和人员在苏丹达尔富尔地区遭杀害。

The peacekeepers, from Rwanda, came under attack in West Darfur, an official with the joint1 UN-African Union force told Reuters news agency.

They were guarding a new base under construction in an area where there have been attacks in the past.

The UN estimates 300,000 people have been killed in Darfur since rebels took up arms（拿起武器） in 2003.

"Brutally2 and without warning, about 20 men armed with AK47s [machine-guns] opened fire at our troops," peacekeeping force spokesman Kemal Saiki told the AFP news agency.

He said he did not know which of the numerous armed groups operating in Darfur was behind the attack.

The attack took place in Nertiti, which AFP says is near an area controlled by the SLA-Abdelwahid Nur faction3, as well as the scene of recent ethnic4 clashes.

Twenty-seven troops from the peacekeeping force known as Unamid have now died since the UN took joint control in 2008.

After a period of relative calm, there has been a recent increase in the number of deaths in Darfur.

About 600 people died in fighting in Darfur last month - the highest monthly toll5 since 2008.

The renewed clashes come after the Justice and Equality Movement rebels pulled out of peace talks with the government.

Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for alleged6 war crimes committed in Darfur - charges he strongly denies.

His government also denies charges it gave weapons to Arab militias7 accused of forcing black African civilians8 from their homes after the rebellion（叛乱，反抗） began.


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1 joint m3lx4     
adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合
参考例句：
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
2 brutally jSRya     
adv.残忍地，野蛮地，冷酷无情地
参考例句：
  • The uprising was brutally put down.起义被残酷地镇压下去了。
  • A pro-democracy uprising was brutally suppressed.一场争取民主的起义被残酷镇压了。
3 faction l7ny7     
n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争
参考例句：
  • Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
  • I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。
4 ethnic jiAz3     
adj.人种的，种族的，异教徒的
参考例句：
  • This music would sound more ethnic if you played it in steel drums.如果你用钢鼓演奏，这首乐曲将更具民族特色。
  • The plan is likely only to aggravate ethnic frictions.这一方案很有可能只会加剧种族冲突。
5 toll LJpzo     
n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)
参考例句：
  • The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
  • The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
6 alleged gzaz3i     
a.被指控的，嫌疑的
参考例句：
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
7 militias ab5f9b4a8cb720a6519aabca747f36e6     
n.民兵组织，民兵( militia的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias. 部队并不打算解除战斗中的民兵武装。 来自辞典例句
  • The neighborhood was a battleground for Shiite and Sunni militias. 那里曾是什叶派和逊尼派武装分子的战场。 来自互联网
8 civilians 2a8bdc87d05da507ff4534c9c974b785     
平民，百姓( civilian的名词复数 )； 老百姓
参考例句：
  • the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
  • At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。

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