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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.

Sudan govt warns of South Darfur insecurity

April 14, 2013 16:46
Sudan's government on Sunday warned over insecurity in South Darfur state, where rebels said they destroyed an army garrison and the top local official has been replaced by a retired general. The Sudan Liberation Army's Minni Minnawi faction said they killed an unspecified number of government troops in an attack on the Donki Dreisa base, about 50 kilometres (30 miles) south of the state capital Nyala.

Peacekeepers say denied access to Darfur conflict zone

April 14, 2013 11:00
Sudanese authorities have blocked international peacekeepers from an area of western Darfur, where at least 50,000 people have fled tribal fighting, the mission said on Sunday. It is the latest of numerous access restrictions cited by the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID).

Sudan defence minister sees 'end' to Darfur uprising

April 10, 2013 13:16
Sudan's defence minister, who is wanted for alleged war crimes in Darfur, said on Wednesday that improving relations with South Sudan will help to "end" a decade-old rebellion in the western region. "The implementation of the cooperation agreements with South Sudan will affect security in Darfur," Defence Minister Abdelrahim Mohammed Hussein said in a national security briefing to parliament. "It will give us a chance to surround the insurgents and help us to end the rebellion."

Sudan defence minister sees 'end' to Darfur uprising

April 10, 2013 11:16
Sudan's defence minister, who is wanted for alleged war crimes in Darfur, said on Wednesday that improving relations with South Sudan will help to "end" a decade-old rebellion in the western region. "The implementation of the cooperation agreements with South Sudan will affect security in Darfur," Defence Minister Abdelrahim Mohammed Hussein said in a national security briefing to parliament. "It will give us a chance to surround the insurgents and help us to end the rebellion."

Sudan's army says kills 15 rebels, retakes part of South Darfur

April 9, 2013 15:15
CAIRO (Reuters) - Sudanese forces retook a southern part of the country's Darfur region after clashing with insurgents, killing 15, a military spokesman said on Tuesday, while rebels claimed victory in fighting in northern Darfur. Spokesman Al-Sawarmi Khalid Saad said the army had repulsed an attack by rebels loyal to veteran fighter Minni Minawi on the Dubu area in South Darfur state, and the state news agency SUNA said government forces had reasserted control over the area.

At least 18 dead in Darfur tribal dispute

April 9, 2013 13:18
At least 18 people have been killed during a tribal dispute in Darfur, a tribal leader said on Tuesday, after donor countries pledged about $1 billion to develop Sudan's war-ravaged western region. Trouble began last week in Umm Dukhun district, on the Chad border, when a member of the Misseriya tribe shot a Salamat tribal member, international peacekeepers said. Musa al-Bashir, a Salamat leader, told AFP a "small difference" between two people escalated into clashes outside Umm Dukhun town. "Until yesterday the total killed from the Salamat side are 18," he said.

Sudanese government, Darfur rebel group sign peace agreement in Doha

April 9, 2013 04:32
Representatives of the Sudanese government and the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), a rebel group in the Darfur region, on Saturday signed a peace agreement in the Qatari capital of Doha, official SUNA news agency reported.Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Mohamed Taha attended the signing ceremony in Qatar. The Gulf country mediated the three months of negotiation between the two sides. Also, Doha will host an international donors' meeting for rehabilitation and development in Darfur on Sunday.

Darfur rebels say near key town

April 8, 2013 19:15
Rebels in Sudan's Darfur said on Monday they were near a key town as demonstrations continued against a donors' conference where billions of dollars were pledged to rebuild the region. The insurgents said they moved in to Ashma village, eight kilometres (five miles) from the South Darfur state capital Nyala. Ashma was "occupied by our forces" on Sunday, said Hussein Minnawi of the Sudan Liberation Army's Minni Minnawi faction. He did not know whether rebels were still there on Monday, but he said they continued to hold Muhagiriya and Labado, about 100 kilometres east.
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