[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 740 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                      October 29, 2007.
Whereas, on September 29, 2007, an estimated 1,000 heavily-armed rebels in 
        Darfur overran a small base in Haskanita, Darfur, Sudan, occupied by the 
        African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS), brutally killing 10 
        peacekeepers--seven Nigerian soldiers and three other unarmed military 
        observers and civilian police officers from Mali, Senegal, and 
        Botswana--and wounding seven other peacekeepers, with 50 peacekeepers 
        still missing;
Whereas, in an assault described by the African Union commander as ``deliberate 
        and sustained'', the rebel group broke into the AMIS base in 30 vehicles 
        with heavy artillery and mortars and battled for hours until AMIS forces 
        ran out of ammunition;
Whereas the attacks were the worst attacks on AMIS peacekeepers since the 
        deployment of the peacekeepers to Sudan in July 2004;
Whereas the United Nations Security Council condemned the ``murderous attack'' 
        on AMIS peacekeepers and demanded that ``no effort be spared'' to 
        identify and bring to justice the perpetrators of the attacks;
Whereas, in the aftermath of the attacks, the Government of Sudan secured the 
        area reportedly to facilitate the evacuation of AMIS peacekeepers, but 
        later was accused of burning Haskanita to the ground, driving more than 
        15,000 civilians into the wilderness or neighboring towns;
Whereas the attacks have been openly condemned by the United States Government, 
        the African Union, the international community, and civilized people 
        everywhere; and
Whereas the Government of Sudan has not publicly spoken out against or condemned 
        the attacks: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) condemns in the strongest terms the attacks on African Union 
        peacekeepers that occurred in Haskanita, Darfur, Sudan, on September 29, 
        2007;
            (2) expresses its condolences to the people and Governments of 
        Nigeria, Mali, Senegal, and Botswana, the families and friends of those 
        individuals who were killed or missing in the attacks, and expresses its 
        sympathies to those individuals who have been injured;
            (3) expresses the solidarity of the people and Government of the 
        United States with the African Union and the African Union peacekeepers 
        as they recover from these cowardly and inhuman attacks;
            (4) expresses its readiness to support efforts to bring to justice 
        those individuals responsible for the attacks and efforts to detect, 
        pursue, disrupt, and dismantle the networks that plan and carry out such 
        attacks;
            (5) expresses its support for the people of Darfur, Sudan, in their 
        continued struggle against extremism and violence and support for their 
        efforts to secure a permanent peace, justice, and return to their 
        restored villages and homes; and
            (6) encourage all parties involved in the conflict to commit to 
        negotiate a final and binding peace agreement at the peace talks 
        scheduled for October 27, 2007, in Tripoli, Libya.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.