Sudan peace talks stall as rebel group halts talks over attack Juba hosts talks between the government of new prime minister Abdalla Hamdok and representatives from two umbrella groups of rebels that fought forces of now ousted president Omar al-Bashir in Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan states. The peace talks stalled before they began as a key rebel grouping said it refused to negotiate with Khartoum, claiming government forces were still bombarding its territory. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES