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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
The Administration of the US President said that it was very concerned with the outbreak of the violence in Khartoum between the rebels and the government troops.
The Administration urged both sides to exercise restraint. The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, expressed concern on the renewed fighting between the Sudanese government and the Darfur rebels. Ki-Moon called on for the quick ceasing of fire.
However, he warned of changing the current situation in Sudan. The Commission of the African Union condemned strongly the attacks carried out by the Justice and Equality Movement. In its released statement, the Commission said that such attacks will complicate the efforts aimed at finding a political solution to the crisis in Darfur. The Commission called on the all the parties to desist from the use of force and to recommit themselves dialogue.
The Reuters News Agency reported that witnesses said that they saw three jet fighters flying over Omdruman and military planes landing in the Khartoum airport. Political parties and civil society organizations issued statements condemning the attempts which are aimed at causing security instability in the country.
The Justice and Equality Movement entrance to Khartoum came after two days from the announcement of the Sudan Armed Forces that it pushed back the Movement from entering the Sudanese Capital, Khartoum.
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