Daily Darfur: 30,000 Civilians at Risk as Rebels Dig In

by Michelle . · 2009-01-22 04:26:00 UTC
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In another stunning show of conciliation and common decency, the Justice and Equality Movement promised "a lot of blood inthe coming days." The JEM is digging in its heels, so to speak, in town of Muhageryia, where the Darfur rebel group recently

uprooted a rival, the Sudan Liberation Army faction led by Minni Minnawi:

"El-Tahir El-Faki, the speaker of JEM Legislative Council told Sudan Tribune they are prepared to any military attack from the Sudanese army or Minnawi fighters. ‘We can say they are preparing to attack us from four fronts.' He also warned that there would be a lot of blood but it is to Khartoum and its allies to shoulder this responsibility."

Over 30,000 Darfuri civilians are caught in the middle of the dispute.

UNAMID

As promised, the daily "shout out" in recognition of troop contributions to the joint UN/AU peacekeeping mission in Darfur:

"Hundreds more troops will arrive in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region within the next two months in an effort to boost protection of civilians, the African Union-United Nations mission there, known as UNAMID, said today.

Additional troops are expected to arrive by March from Egypt, South Africa, Senegal and Bangladesh, and later this year, further troops will arrive from Nepal, Nigeria, Egypt and Ethiopia, UNAMID said."

Couldn't come soon enough.

[Photo: Fighters from SLA Minawi are seen in El-Fasher on September 19, 2008. (AFP)]

Michelle . has been involved in various activist endeavors, including the Teach Against Genocide pilot campaigns.
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