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Khartoum has backtracked from earlier statementsN investigation into allegations of chemical weapons (CW) use in southern Sudan and isuid pro quo US agreementN investigation of the strike on tbe al-Shifa pharmaceutical plant in Khartoum, according to Sudanese media reports.in May ratified the Chemical Weaponsthat it has produced or used CW against southern rebels.
An investigation of the al-Shifa facility would be unlikely to yield conclusive CW evidence because of the time that has elapsed since the strike.
The UN and relief organizations arc increasingly concerned about reports from relief workers that chemical bombs were used against two rebel villages late last month. The reports, however, are contradictory and probably exaggerated to serve the rebels' political agenda.
assessment of reported symptoms does not suggest the use of traditional lethal CW agents, but samples being analyzed by international organizations may yield more information on tlie agents used
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