NOW FREE: Doctors Without Borders Laura Archer of Canada was one ofthree kidnapped in Sudan. Nasser Nasser/AP
From Christian Science Monitor:
Three Western aid workers were released Saturday. The government denies involvement but some analysts see a broader strategy at work.
CAIRO - The kidnapping of three Western aid workers in Sudan's Darfur region marks a significant escalation of insecurity for relief agencies deployed in the conflict-ridden area.
Canadian nurse Laura Archer, Italian doctor Mauro D'Ascanio, and French coordinator Raphaël Meunier, as well as their Sudanese watchman Sharif Mohamadin, all working for Médecins Sans Frontières, or Doctors Without Borders, were safely released Saturday by unknown gunmen after three days in captivity.
A rebel leader and analysts say the kidnapping and recent expulsion of 13 aid groups are part of a government strategy to scare away remaining aid workers and break up camps housing Sudanese civilians who have fled the war.
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My Comment: And this strategy is probably going to work.