From The Danger Room:Last week, the International Criminal Court announced that it would issue an arrest warrant against President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan for war crimes in Darfur. Since then, the crisis in Sudan has accelerated: the government in Khartoum expelled more than a dozen major relief organizations working in Darfur; unidentified gunmen shot and wounded four UN/African Union peacekeepers near the town of El-Geneina in West Darfur.
Darfur's downward spiral has spurred new debate about whether the United States should respond militarily. Writing last week in the Washington Post, retired Gen. Merrill McPeak and Kurt Bassuener argued for the enforcement of a no-fly zone to bring pressure to bear on Khartoum.
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More News On Darfur/Sudan
Doctors Without Borders workers abducted in Darfur -- Yahoo News/AP
3 Aid Workers Abducted in Darfur -- New York Times
Three foreign aid workers kidnapped in Darfur -- L.A. Times
Darfur humanitarian situation stable: Khartoum says -- ReliefWeb
Sudan kidnappers 'demand ransom' -- BBC
UN chief: Sudan president could avoid prosecution -- International Herald Tribune
Standoff over Sudan president could drag on -- AP
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