Peacekeeping is a thankless task, but the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (unamid) has proved more controversial than most. Now the 16,000-strong force faces demands from Sudan for it to leave, and questions about its impartiality. The un must soon decide whether to extend the unhappy mission. unamid was imposed on a reluctant Sudanese government in 2007, after the worst of the fighting between Darfuri rebels and government forces was over. The conflict has claimed some 300,000 lives and led to charges of genocide against Sudan's president.
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