UN Closer to Policing Darfur - Washington Post

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 30 -- Sudan may consent to a U.N. peacekeeping force in its Darfur region sooner than expected once the Security Council adopts a resolution authorizing it, U.S. Ambassador John R. Bolton said Wednesday. Despite Khartoum's opposition, the United States and Britain are pushing for a vote Thursday on a resolution that would augment an African Union force immediately with air, engineering and communications support and authorize a U.N. operation of up to 22,500 troops and police ...