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Many refugees say the militia worked with Sudan's security forces
Genocide is being committed in Sudan's Darfur region, the US House of Representatives says in a resolution.
Pro-government Arab militias have forced more than one million black Africans from their homes and killed thousands, human rights groups say.

The US is proposing a UN resolution threatening Sudan with sanctions. Congress urged the Bush administration to seek a strong document.

The UN is obliged to take action if it accepts genocide is occurring.

Speaking later on Friday, President George Bush said: "We made our position very clear to the Sudanese government - they must stop Janjaweed (militia) violence, they must provide access to humanitarian relief for the people who suffer".

He said the US was working with the UN and African Union "to bring relief to the suffering people in that region".

RESOLUTION ACTION POINTS
US to lead an international effort to prevent genocide in Darfur
US......

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