61.   Spiritual leader Hassan Turabi has accused Western governments of trying to stop southern Sudanese rebels from signing a peace treaty with the Islamic government.

62.   Southern Sudanese rebels said Thursday that Sudanese government soldiers attacked a rebel garrison in the Nuba Mountains, violating a recent cease-fire agreement for the isolated region.

63.   Sudan backed the rebels in retaliation for Ugandan support for southern Sudanese rebel groups.

64.   Sudan did not say if it believed the shooting last Saturday was by Eritrean soldiers or anti-government Sudanese rebels who use Eritrea as a base.

65.   Sudan has accused Eritrea of aiding Sudanese opposition groups and of sending troops to fight alongside Sudanese rebels.

66.   Sudan has accused Eritrea of bombarding seven of its border posts, but Sudanese rebels said Friday their forces carried out the attack.

67.   Sudan has also accused Uganda of backing southern Sudanese rebels.

68.   Sudanese rebels are believed to have received military assistance from Uganda, Ethiopia and Eritrea but they deny that.

69.   Sudanese rebels extended a cease-fire in parts of southern Sudan for three more months to allow humanitarian aid to continue to flow to their hungry countrymen.

70.   Sudanese rebels of the National Democratic Alliance said Friday they had captured two garrisons in northeastern Sudan and once again denied that Eritreans soldiers are helping them.