Sudan's announcement that it will accept a large hybrid United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force for Darfur is a "milestone development," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday. The UN's top peacekeeping official, Jean-Marie Guehenno, also hailed the move as a "significant step forward," although officials said uncertainties remain and it may not be an easy task to find enough troops for the envisioned 23,000-strong force.

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