 (SomaliNet) Sudan has been warned by the United States (US) of potential consequences if it continued to resist United Nations peacekeepers in Darfur, AFP reported. US threatened to step up moves on Sudan for an international probe on alleged war crimes in the war-torn region if Sudan maintains it position on rejecting UN peace keepers.
| “Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir has warned that Sudan would confront any UN-sponsored forces sent to Darfur, which he said would become a "graveyard" for the blue helmet peacekeepers.” |
Meanwhile, Sudanese President Omar al-Beshir has warned that Sudan would confront any UN-sponsored forces sent to Darfur, which he said would become a "graveyard" for the blue helmet peacekeepers. President Beshir's threat came as the United States and Britain presented a draft resolution to the United Nations Thursday outlining the deployment of 17,000 peacekeepers to Darfur despite his opposition. In the same light, Senior US State Department official warned Friday about "the reality" facing Sudan if it "confronted with a unified international community" and a UN resolution that was "the will of the international community." |