Darfur rebel group rejects Bin Laden call for jihad
One of Darfur’s two main rebel groups rejected Al-Qaeda supremo Osama bin Laden’s call on Muslims to fight the “crusaders” in the western Sudanese region, warning it could encourage Khartoum to step up its repression. “We categorically reject these declarations,” Justice and Equality Movement official Ahmed Hussein said, reacting to remarks made in an audiotape attributed to bin Laden and aired by the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera news channel. Full Story