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Violence in the seven-year conflict has spiked since one of the main rebel groups, the Justice and Equality Movement, decided to freeze its participation in peace talks at the beginning of May.
The May figures were about five times the average monthly death counts recorded in 2009. "The figure is very high," said a UN official. "This was caused by tribal fighting and fighting with JEM."
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