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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 740 

Condemning in the strongest terms the attacks on African Union peacekeepers 

that occurred in Haskanita, Darfur, Sudan, on September 29, 2007. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

OCTOBER 15, 2007 

Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas (for herself, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. LANTOS, Ms. ROSLEHTINEN, Ms. LEE, Mr. MCCAUL of Texas, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, 

Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. FORTUN ̃O, Mr. MCNULTY, Mrs. 

MALONEY of New York, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. WYNN, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. CLARKE, and Mr. RUSH) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

RESOLUTION 

Condemning in the strongest terms the attacks on African 

Union peacekeepers that occurred in Haskanita, Darfur, 

Sudan, on September 29, 2007. 

Whereas, on September 29, 2007, an estimated 1,000 members of a heavily-armed Darfur rebel group overran a 

small base in Haskanita, Darfur, Sudan, occupied by the 

African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS), brutally killing 

10 peacekeepers—seven Nigerian peacekeepers and three 

other soldiers from Mali, Senegal, and Botswana—and 

wounding seven peacekeepers, with 50 soldiers missing; 

Whereas, in an assault described by the African Union commander as ‘‘deliberate and sustained’’, the rebel group 


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broke into the AMIS base in 30 vehicles with heavy artillery and mortars and battled for hours until AMIS forces 

ran out of ammunition; 

Whereas the attacks were the worst attacks on AMIS peacekeepers since the deployment of the peacekeepers to 

Sudan in July 2004; 

Whereas the United Nations Security Council condemned the 

‘‘murderous attack’’ on AMIS peacekeepers and demanded that ‘‘no effort be spared’’ to identify and bring 

to justice the perpetrators of the attacks; 

Whereas, in the aftermath of the attacks, Haskanita has been 

burned to the ground, driving more than 15,000 civilians 

into the bush or neighboring towns; 

Whereas the attacks have been openly condemned by the 

United States Government, the African Union, the international community, and civilized people everywhere; 

Whereas the Government of Sudan has not publicly spoken 

out against or condemned the attacks; and 

Whereas the attacks occurred amid international peace efforts to deploy a hybrid African Union-United Nations 

peacekeeping force to Darfur, Sudan, and convene peace 

talks scheduled for October 27, 2007, in Tripoli, Libya: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) condemns in the strongest terms the attacks 

3 on African Union peacekeepers that occurred in 

4 Haskanita, Darfur, Sudan, on September 29, 2007; 

5 (2) expresses its condolences to the people and 

6 Governments of Nigeria, Mali, Senegal, and BotVerDate Aug 31 2005 06:10 Oct 16, 2007 Jkt 069200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\HR740.IH HR740

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1 swana, the families and friends of those individuals 

2 who were killed or missing in the attacks, and ex3 presses its sympathies to those individuals who have 

4 been injured; 

5 (3) expresses the solidarity of the people and 

6 Government of the United States with the African 

7 Union and the African Union peacekeepers as they 

8 recover from these cowardly and inhuman attacks; 

9 (4) expresses its readiness to support efforts to 

10 bring to justice those individuals responsible for the 

11 attacks and efforts to detect, pursue, disrupt, and 

12 dismantle the networks that plan and carry out such 

13 attacks; 

14 (5) expresses its support for the people of 

15 Darfur, Sudan, in their continued struggle against 

16 extremism and violence and support for their efforts 

17 to secure a permanent peace, justice, and return to 

18 their restored villages and homes; and 

19 (6) encourage all parties involved in the conflict 

20 to commit to negotiate a final and binding peace 

21 agreement at the peace talks scheduled for October 

22 27, 2007, in Tripoli, Libya. 

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