Sudan lodges second UNSC complaint against the South this year ArticleComments (6). Email PrintSave --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
November 5, 2011 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese government on Saturday announced that it has lodged a complaint with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) against its southern neighbor on allegations its supporting rebel groups. The ministry of foreign affairs said that its ambassador at the UN Dafalla Al-Haj Ali Osman outlined in his letter the violations by South Sudan of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) through aiding rebel groups in the border states of South Kordofan and Blue Nile. Among the accusations detailed in the complaint is sending the rebels anti-aircraft missiles, anti-tank missiles, ammunition, mines and guns. Furthermore, South Sudan allegedly sent its army field commanders to assist the rebels to improve their performance as well as allowing Darfur rebels to transit through its territories inside to Blue Nile and South Kordofan. Sudan goes on to claim South Sudan sent military flights to drop off artillery crews and also dispatched an infantry battalion to strengthen the insurgency in Kurmuk and Baraka in the Blue Nile state. This is the second time since August that Khartoum goes files a complaint against South Sudan with the UNSC. South Sudan became an independent state last July after a largely peaceful referendum conducted last January. However, tensions between the two states have continued to grow. Sudan is battling Sudan People Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N) in Blue Nile and South Kordofan in conflicts that erupted this year. SPLM-N used to be the northern sector of the South Sudan dominant party when the country was united. For its part, South Sudan has repeatedly accused Sudan of supporting rebels operating in the area south of the border. Sudan denies the charges. The feud between the two countries is exacerbated by unresolved post-secession issues such as borders, Abyei, national debt, oil sharing and water. (ST) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
