WORLD / Africa
AU condemns repeated threats by militants in Darfur
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-08-04 03:57
KHARTOUM -- The African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) Friday condemned
repeated threats against its personnel by members of an armed group in
the conflict-torn western Sudanese region of Darfur.
The latest threat came as about 20 heavily armed elements of the Sudan
Liberation Movement (SLM) showed up on Wednesday at the main entrance to
the Forward Force Headquarters of the AMIS in Fashir, the capital city of
North Darfur State.
"This is the latest in a series of recent incidents in which SLM elements
have either threatened AMIS personnel or attempted to interfere with our
peacekeeping mission in Darfur," the AMIS said in a statement.
AMIS strongly condemned "all attempts by any faction or movement in
Darfur to intimidate AMIS military or civilian personnel, or to obstruct
their work in any way, shape or form."
"That is regrettable and totally unacceptable, especially at this time
when the international community has unambiguously demonstrated a firm
commitment to restoring peace and security in Darfur," the statement
added.
In May 2006, the SLM signed the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA) with the
Sudanese government and its head Mini Arkou Minawi was appointed as the
senior assistant of the Sudanese president in August.
But other rebel groups taking part in the peace negotiations at the same
time refused to accept the deal, claiming it was unfair.
AMIS said it would like to remind the SLM that as a signatory to DPA, the
movement was expected to abide by the ceasefire provisions of the
agreement and to refrain from all acts of provocation, intimidation and
interference with the AMIS peacekeeping mission in Darfur.
The 7800-strong AMIS peacekeeping force was sent to Darfur at the end of
2004 to monitor a fragile ceasefire between the conflicting parties in
the region.
The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on Wednesday authorizing the
deployment of a UN-AU hybrid peacekeeping force in Darfur to replace the
AMIS force by the end of this year and the Sudanese government announced
its approval of Resolution 1769 on the same day.
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