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Rebel occupation of southern Darfur ends

Agence France-PresseApril 17, 2013 15:01
A rare 10-day rebel occupation of southern Darfur ended on Wednesday when the Sudanese army said it "liberated" the area but the insurgents said they withdrew in the face of massive force. "Today SAF liberated Muhagiriya," Sudan Armed Forces spokesman Sawarmi Khaled Saad told AFP. The Sudan Liberation Army's Minni Minnawi faction on April 6 began their occupation of Muhagiriya and Labado, two communities strategically located about 100 kilometres (60 miles) east of the South Darfur state capital Nyala. Darfur's insurgents normally stage hit-and-run attacks.

4 civilians dead as army retakes Darfur town: AU-UN

April 16, 2013 14:32
Four civilians were killed as Sudanese forces recaptured a strategic rebel-held town in southern Darfur, peacekeepers said on Tuesday after the UN called for access to help thousands of affected civilians. Government forces "have taken control of Labado town... after fierce fighting, which resulted in the death of four civilians and the wounding of six others," said Aicha Elbasri, spokeswoman for the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).

4 civilians dead as army retakes Darfur town: AU-UN

April 16, 2013 13:46
Four civilians were killed as Sudanese forces recaptured a strategically located town in southern Darfur after an intense battle with rebels, peacekeepers said on Tuesday. Government forces "have taken control of Labado town... after fierce fighting, which resulted in the death of four civilians and the wounding of six others," said Aicha Elbasri, spokeswoman for the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).

4 civilians dead as army retakes Darfur town: AU-UN

April 16, 2013 13:31
Four civilians were killed as Sudanese forces recaptured a strategically located town in southern Darfur after an intense battle with rebels, peacekeepers said on Tuesday. Government forces "have taken control of Labado town... after fierce fighting, which resulted in the death of four civilians and the wounding of six others," said Aicha Elbasri, spokeswoman for the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). it/srm

Sudan government in Darfur counter-attack

April 16, 2013 13:16
Government forces have counter-attacked a rebel-held town in southern Darfur, the insurgents said on Tuesday as the UN's top Sudan official called for immediate access to help thousands of civilians. "This morning we resisted a government attack on Labado," Nuraldim Mohammed Taha, London representative of the Sudan Liberation Army's Minni Minnawi faction, told AFP from London.

Sudan government in Darfur counter-attack

April 16, 2013 12:00
Government forces have counter-attacked a rebel-held town in southern Darfur, the insurgents said on Tuesday as the UN's top Sudan official called for immediate access to help thousands of civilians. "This morning we resisted a government attack on Labado," Nuraldim Mohammed Taha, London representative of the Sudan Liberation Army's Minni Minnawi faction, told AFP from London.

UN's Sudan chief seeks immediate access in Darfur

April 16, 2013 08:47
The UN's top official in Sudan on Tuesday called for immediate access to southern Darfur where thousands of civilians have been affected by rebel-government fighting but relief teams have been denied access for security reasons. The appeal by Ali Al-Za'tari came as rebels reported fresh fighting in the area on Tuesday. Za'tari, citing government figures, said about 36,000 people have gathered around the bases of international peacekeepers in Muhagiriya and Labado, some 100 kilometres (60 miles) east of the South Darfur state capital Nyala.

UN's Sudan chief seeks immediate access in Darfur

April 16, 2013 07:31
The UN's top official in Sudan on Tuesday called for immediate access to southern Darfur where thousands of civilians have been affected by rebel-government fighting but relief teams have been denied access for security reasons. Ali Al-Za'tari, citing government figures, said about 36,000 people have gathered around the bases of international peacekeepers in Muhagiriya and Labado, some 100 kilometres (62 miles) east of the South Darfur state capital Nyala.

Darfur 'too insecure' for aid groups to reach displaced

April 15, 2013 08:50
About 35,000 people may have been affected by fighting in Sudan's southern Darfur region, but authorities have told aid agencies it is not safe for them to access the area, the UN said on Monday. Residents fled after rebel attacks and "possible" air strikes around the towns of Muhagiriya and Labado, about 100 kilometres (62 miles) east of the South Darfur state capital Nyala, international peacekeepers have said.

Darfur 'too insecure' for aid groups to reach displaced

April 15, 2013 07:46
About 35,000 people may have been affected by fighting in Sudan's southern Darfur region, but authorities have told aid agencies it is not safe for them to access the area, the United Nations said on Monday. Residents fled after rebel attacks and "possible" air strikes around the towns of Muhagiriya and Labado, about 100 kilometres (62 miles) east of the South Darfur state capital Nyala, international peacekeepers have said.
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