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Darfur Violence Spills Into Neighboring Chad [5min]

Government troops using tanks and attack helicopters repelled a rebel assault on the capital of the central African nation of Chad on Thursday. The president says he blames Sudan because the Darfur crisis has spilled over into his country. Madeleine Brand speaks with John Prendergast of the International Crisis group about how the genocide in Sudan and the fighting in Chad are connected.
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