In fact. it never really had a chance. Hostilities between the government and the other two rebel groups never ended and are heating up again fast in that part of the world. Thousands of Sudanese troops are massing for a fresh offensive against rebel groups. The International Rescue Committee has noted an upswing in sexual violence around refugee camps. Meanwhile. from the very beginning. the Sudanese Government has thrown up obstacle after obstacle after obstacle in the path of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Darfur. A New York Times report earlier this week describes these obstacles and the missions lack of funding and authority in Darfur.