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| Localized violence continues in Darfur despite regime change: UN sanctions committee |
| 2019-10-07 |
| [Sudan Tribune] The U.N. Security Council’s Sudan sanctions committee said localized violence and festivities continued in Darfur region despite the regime change in the country. Joanna Wronecka the head of the sanctions committee briefed the Security Council about the activities of the panel of experts on the security situation in Darfur as they submit their report about the period between 22 June and 27 September. "The security situation in Darfur (...) was characterized by inter-communal skirmishes, militia attacks on civilians, tensions in camps for internally displaced persons and other localized security incidents, but no large scale outbreaks of violence," said the UN spokesperson in a statement released after the meeting last on Thursday. Wronecka told the informational consultations meeting that the three months period witnessed festivities between Sudanese security forces, allied militias and th the Sudan Liberation Army-Abdel Wahid (SLA-AW). Also, there were fighting between the groups of the SLA-AW itself, and attacks against the African Union ...a union consisting of 53 African states, most run by dictators of one flavor or another. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established in 2002, the AU is the successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), which was even less successful... -United Nations ...boodling on the grand scale... Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) and humanitarian agencies, she further said. The holdout rebel group continues to reject peace talks with the new government saying that the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC) and the army stole the revolution and asks for a referendum on their legitimacy before to engage in peace negotiations. All the other gangs in Darfur region, Blue Nile and South Kordofan states are expected to begin talks with the transitional government in the South Sudanese capital Juba on 14 October 2019. She said the panel documented violations of international humanitarian law and human rights ...which are usually entirely different from personal liberty... abuses, rape and sexual violence against communities in Darfur, including internally displaced persons. Related: U.N. Security Council: 2019-08-13 U.N.: Car Bomb Kills 3 U.N. Staff outside Mall in Libya U.N. Security Council: 2019-07-30 Syrian government forces recover area in northwest U.N. Security Council: 2019-06-29 Erdogan attempted to ‘revive Ottoman Empire’ after EU rejected Turkey: Jaafari Related: Darfur: 2019-09-21 Sudan cancels death sentences on 8 Darfur rebels Darfur: 2019-09-16 SPLM-N Agar forms peace negotiating team, says ready to coordinate with al-Hilu group Darfur: 2019-09-16 Expelled aid groups can return to Sudan: official Related: Sudan Liberation Army-Abdel Wahid: 2013-03-31 Red Cross: Darfur Rebels Free 31 Civilians Sudan Liberation Army-Abdel Wahid: 2011-11-18 Sudanese opposition coalition to topple Omar al-Bashir Related: UNAMID: 2017-09-23 At least three killed in Sudan clashes over Bashir visit to south Darfur UNAMID: 2017-06-30 UN agrees to cut down Darfur peacekeeping force UNAMID: 2015-10-15 Sudan accused of withholding rations for Darfur peacekeepers Related: FFC: 2019-09-23 Disaster At Union Seminary As Giant, Angry Carnivorous Plant Does Not Accept Students' Apologies FFC: 2019-09-21 Zimbabwe's currency is collapsing FFC: 2019-09-21 Remove Sudan from terror list, calls UN chief |
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