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International Edition |  MEMBER SERVICES The Web    CNN.com        Home Page   World   U.S.   Weather   Business    Sports    Politics   Law   Technology   Science & Space   Health   Entertainment   Travel   Education   Special Reports SERVICES   Video   E-mail Newsletters   Your E-mail Alerts   CNNtoGO   Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com More Nigerian troops for Darfur Thousands have fled to camps like this one in Sudan's West Darfur province. SPECIAL REPORT • Gallery: Humanitarian crisis • Map: Sudan's Darfur region • Behind the scenes: Amanpour • Related sites: How to help • An aid worker's diary • Special: Crisis in Sudan YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Sudan African Union United States United Nations or Create your own Manage alerts | What is this? ABUJA, Nigeria (Reuters) -- Forty-seven Nigerian troops headed for Sudan's violence-racked Darfur region Thursday, the latest batch of soldiers being deployed to bolster an African Union peacekeeping force there. The troops left Nigeria's capital aboard a U.S. Air Force transport plane, said Nigerian Lt. Col. Abubakar Rabiu. Nigeria already has 155 troops in Darfur, and is expected to send several hundred more. The African Union force currently numbers 390 and is supposed to expand to 3,320 soldiers by the end of November. On Wednesday, a U.S. military spokesman in Stuttgart, Germany, said two U.S. military C-130 aircraft had been stationed in the Rwandan capital, Kigali to help facilitate the troop transfers. The crisis in Sudan's western Darfur region began in February 2003 when rebels launched attacks against the Arab-dominated government, claiming discrimination in the distribution of scarce resources. Pro-government militias -- called the Janjaweed -- hit back, attacking Darfur villages. Tens of thousands of people have died and 1.5 million have fled their homes since February 2003. "The protection force is meant to protect the AU staff from possible attack, and also civilians from possible harassment by the Janjaweed," Rabiu said. About 390 Nigerian troops in the southeastern Nigerian city of Calabar are expected to fly to Darfur soon, military officials said. Copyright 2004 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Story Tools Click Here to try 4 Free Trial Issues of Time! Top Baghdad official assassinated • Final campaign day for Bush, Kerry • Police: 4 dead in Tel Aviv suicide blast • Fourth day in hospital for Arafat Poll: Bush, Kerry split six key states • Top Baghdad official assassinated • U.N. hostages plead for lives on video • Police: 4 dead in Tel Aviv suicide bombing   ALL AL AK AZ AR CA CO CT DE DC FL GA HI ID IL IN IA KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS MO MT NE NV NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VT VA WA WV WI WY International Edition Languages --------- Arabic German Japanese Korean Turkish CNN TV CNN International Headline News Transcripts Preferences About CNN.com SEARCH    The Web    CNN.com      © 2004 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you. Read our privacy guidelines. Contact us. All external sites will open in a new browser. CNN.com does not endorse external sites. Denotes premium content.

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