Sudan ? The Sudanese government on Sunday denied involvement in a new wave of violence in the Darfur region that killed more than 50 people, blaming “outlaws” for the attacks.

The United Nations released a report Friday accusing the government-allied janjaweed militia of raiding seven villages and a refugee camp Oct. 29-30 in the Jebel Moon area of West Darfur.

The U.N. cited witnesses saying that men clad in Sudanese military officers’ garb were with the horse-mounted militia when they attacked, killing at least 27 children and about as many adults.

Sudan’s government dismissed the report as misleading.

“We should be cautious about these reports circulated by the western media because they contain huge amounts of lies, manipulation and lack of credibility,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Ali Sadeq told the official Sudan News Agency.

“There are active outlaws in Darfur and it is not fair to accuse the government for all the looting, killing and violence,” Sadeq added.