Daily Darfur: Rising Threats of Full-Scale War

by Michelle . · 2009-05-20 04:22:00 UTC
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The Chadian government admitted that it sent its troops into Sudanese territory to attack rebel bases, warned that the military is ready to cross the border again "in the coming hours" to dismantle rebel forces and prevent another incursion into Chad. Chad accuses Sudan of supporting the rebels, which made another attempt to advance to N'djamena earlier this month. From Al Jazeera:

"The announcement on Tuesday by [defense minister] Adoum Younousmi comes amid continuing tensions between Ndjamena and Khartoum that are threatening to derail a peace deal between the two countries."

Though, I would say, it's hard to derail something that was never on the tracks in the first place. The Sudanese government responded with equally inflammatory rhetoric:

"In response to this the Sudanese defense ministry announces that it will not allow the violation of Sudanese territory and will crush any force trying to infiltrate Sudanese borders."

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced his concern over the escalating tensions, arguing that "there is no military solution to the situation in the sub-region." Otherwise, the international community seems to have remained relatively quiet on the matter, as far as I can tell.

Quickies

The Darfur Consortium briefed journalists on its work on the sidelines of the African Commission on Human and People's Rights summit.

Reuters put together a timeline of the International Criminal Court and Sudan.

[Photo: A file photo taken 14 December 2006 shows the Chadian army deploying on the battlefield of Hadjer Marfain, east of Chad (AFP) ]

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