World News: Rebels release UN peacekeepers; UN calls on Israel to

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Phuket Gazette: Rebels release UN peacekeepers; UN calls on Israel to release prisoners; Inmates escape

Phuket Gazette – Wednesday, February 22, 2012 10:40:00 AM

A UN Peacekeeper in the Abu Shouk IDP Camp. Source: United Nations

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Rebels release peacekeepers in Sudan's Darfur

PHUKET (news Wires): More than 50 international peacekeepers and other personnel who were blockaded by rebels in northwestern Darfur on Sunday have been allowed to leave, officials at the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) confirmed yesterday.

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