Sudan army rejects Juba’s allegations of incursions
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June 10, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The spokesman of the Sudan Armed Forces
(SAF) Colonel Al-Sawarmi Khalid Saad dismissed accusations made by
South Sudan of incursions into its territory calling it "baseless".
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Sudan’s official spokesman of the Armed Forces Colonel al-Sawarmi
Khalid Sa’ad (ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images)
The army spokesman speaking to state media stressed that Khartoum is
fully committed to the international borders in accordance with the
2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).
Col. Sawarmi also reiterated Khartoum’s assertions of an "occupation"
by Juba of six Sudanese border areas.
On Sunday, South Sudan army spokesman Philip Aguer claimed that SAF
troops invaded Kuek, an area located about 10km North West of Renk
county in Upper Nile state forcing SPLA to retreat.
“The Sudan Armed Forces violated the security arrangement and crossed
into Kuek. They have remained there. They are still in the area until
this moment. They are in control”, Aguer told reporters yesterday.
But SAF official said that Juba’s allegations were made in response to
the announcement by director of Sudan’s National Intelligence and
Security Services (NISS) about SPLA’s occupation at a time when
Khartoum has completed its withdrawal according to signed agreements
between the two countries.
Relations between the two countries took an abrupt turn to the worst
last weekend after Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir ordered
the government to halt oil flow from landlocked through the pipelines
in response to Juba’s alleged support to rebels.
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