Charges between the north and south Sudan regarding the attacks on both sides of the border
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Khartoum - Nour Ahmed Nour
Escalated accusations between the armed forces in the north of Sudan and «People's Liberation Army Sudan» which controls the south of the country, in the matter of clashes and attacks on sites on both sides of the limits of the two parts of the country. And initiated a Commission of Inquiry on mission to determine the responsibility of what happened during the last few days.
A spokesman for the armed forces Alsoarmi Khalid Saad said his forces repelled an attack of the «People's Army» on the region Zemmali northern borders of the first of January (Jan) 1956 within the jurisdiction of Sennar in the north of the country, surpassing the border five kilometers, adding that the attack was the infantry company equipped with heavy weapons . He said that the military delegation visited the region proved the occurrence of the incident.
He added that Saturday's attack was kept secret while the investigation was to make sure of the validity of the information, pointing out that the attack was carried out «EP» because of the failure of citizens to pay what he called financial levies imposed by these forces to the people in the border areas.
According to Saad, the region witnessed the attack, which is located inside the 1956 border, which is based in the demarcation of the border between north and south, and the battle lasted about an hour, stressing that the armed forces repulsed a force «EP» assault and forced to retreat south of the border. This was seen as a breach of the peace agreement and contrary to what was agreed upon by the parties during the meetings of the Joint Defence Board, which was held in Khartoum recently.
But «EP» denied the accusations in the intensity of the armed forces attacked the northern region Zemmali. He said his spokesman Kwak Diem forces in the North rose 27 October (October) last complaint in the meeting of the joint defense, accusing the faction of the «People's Army» composed of 29 soldiers threatening citizens in the area of honey in the south of Sennar. He wondered koala: «How can raise a complaint on 27 October and talk about the day thirty of the same month ... And how the region changed from honey to Zemmali? », Stressing that these contradictions, affirming the validity of what was raised.
A koala that «EP» to raise the incident at the meeting of the Joint Defence Board Wednesday denied entirely relates to the incident, and said that he has no soldiers to those remote areas, and is suspected to be militiamen led by Michael Myukl allied with the northern forces behind the attack, in particular they are in the south of Sennar state.
The Commission began a joint investigation yesterday of the two armies to areas Qouk bar and quality, near the border between North and South, to verify the accusations «EP» Sunday, force reconnaissance of the northern forces erected a reservoir to force a poll of the other southern army. And exhibited Qouk bar crowds and the quality of the forces of both sides recently. The «EP» talked about the presence of military movements of armies near the Pariang in Unity State, said Kwak Diem that the Northern forces took the initiative to mobilize its troops in the area, prompting the southern army to move troops counter there, and stressed the koala on the need to deploy an international buffer the border between North and South to contain any tension.
Furthermore, the Sudanese government refused yesterday to extend the U.S. sanctions imposed on Khartoum, said a spokesman for the Sudanese Foreign Ministry Sid Osman Khalid told a news conference that «the decision nothing new and did not pose a surprise to the government but it should be clear: whenever've had for the U.S. the opportunity to be a contributor objective and constructive in advancing the issues of Sudan, they wasted this opportunity is good policies and the perceived realities of the situation in Sudan, despite its claim to attention and follow up the situation on a daily basis ». He added: «We do not see any justification for the decision of the U.S. administration which continues its failed policy toward Sudan, missed an opportunity to play a constructive role in Africa's largest country as it is its decision to demolish all the efforts that you make for peace in Sudan».
He added: «This step confirms that the U.S. administration lacked the political will and courage to be able to take a crucial decision concerning the contribution in advancing the issues of Sudan towards a solution and the lifting of sanctions at this sensitive stage of the date of Sudan despite repeated vows on this subject but have not kept ».
He stressed that «the Sudan was able to live for more than 20 years without the United States and able to do so for decades to come without the need for support or assistance by the United States», pointing out that the extension of sanctions wants to exploit Obama's impact on American voters in the midterm elections .
The White House announced on Monday that U.S. President Barack Obama has decided to maintain for an additional year on U.S. economic sanctions imposed on Sudan, "Obama said in a letter to Congress, told the House of Representatives to extend the sanctions imposed since 1997 and renewed annually since then that the work and the policy of the Sudanese regime« incompatible with the interests of the United States and pose a constant threat unusual national security and foreign policy of the United States ». The sanctions of mainly restrictions on exports and investments directed to Sudan and means of pressure on the Khartoum government with the approach of the referendum on self-determination for the south. The U.S. administration has eased in October 20 (October) last sanctions on Sudan as allowed the granting of special permits to export agricultural equipment to Sudan in certain cases.
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