Sudan: Sanctions would force govt to allow UN troops

An international think-tank has recommended targeted sanctions against key figures in the Sudanese government and designating the western region of Darfur as a no-fly zone to pressure Khartoum into allowing a United Nations peacekeeping force into the troubled area. A UN Security Council resolution passed on 31 August called for a 20,000-strong UN peacekeeping force in Darfur, which would be expanded from the existing African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS).