Sudan sets to join hands with Uganda to force out
LRA
Sept 4, 2005 (Khartoum) The Sudanese government said on Sunday
it is working with the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement (SPLM) and Ugandan
government to remove the Lords Resistance Army (LRA) from Southern Sudan.
In a press statement, Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Osman
Ismail termed the southern Sudan-based LRA as "a terrorist group
which would harm Sudan as well as Uganda."
"Contacts are underway between Sudan and Uganda at
the level of the presidency and Ministry of Defence to banish any existence of
the LRA inside the Sudanese lands," Mustafa said.
LRA rebels have killed over tens of thousands of civilians and
displaced over 1.4 million people in their 19-year rebellion in northern
Uganda.
Kampala and Khartoum signed an agreement in 2002 to allow the
Ugandan government troops to launch cross-border operations against the LRA,
which has several bases in southern Sudan.
In the statement, the top Sudanese diplomat pointed out that
after the signature of a comprehensive peace agreement between the Sudanese
government and SPLM in January, the southern government is responsible for the
souths security.
The government of Khartoum, however, has taken the
responsibility of protecting Sudans borders and defending the national
security including the south, he added.
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