http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/Africa-Monitor/2011/0531/Northern-Suda n-tells-UN-peacekeepers-their-time-is-up
Northern Sudan tells UN peacekeepers their time is up Khartoum says that the mission of the UN peacekeepers in Sudan will be finished when South Sudan becomes independent on July 9. The CPA was the agreement that included plans for the referendum on South Sudanese independence that occurred in January of this year. With the South's vote for secession, Sudan will become two countries on July 9. Given that, the government of <http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-05/30/c_13900122.htm> North Sudan now wants UNMIS peacekeepers to leave the country by that day - the date when UNMIS's mandate formally expires. The UN and the government in <http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Khartoum> Khartoum disagree about who has the power to decide when UNMIS must leave. The UN says it is a decision for the <http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/United+Nations+Security+Council> UN Security Council, while the Northern Sudanese government says final consent rests with them. RELATED: <http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-Issues/2011/0208/South-Sudan-set-to-j oin-ranks-of-five-of-the-world-s-newest-countries/Kosovo-2008> South Sudan set to join ranks of five of the world's newest countries The future of UNMIS is also a point of contention between the governments of North and South Sudan. The issue arose - but was not settled - at a <http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h1_8W31Ol2l72TY0WneMuL47 PwVA?docId=CNG.c3b8f4d5e0144d0799897186ee2c8657.721> vice presidents' meetingyesterday: the two sides also appear to have irreconcilable positions. The official SUNA news agency said on Saturday that Khartoum had "officially notified the United Nations of the end of the term of the United Nations Mission in Sudan on July 9." [Southern Sudanese Vice President Riek] Machar argued, however, that the UN force was needed even more post-July in Abyei as well as in the northern border states of South Kordofan and <http://www.csmonitor.com/tags/topic/Blue+Nile+State> Blue Nile, both of which have strong links to the south. The border zones that Machar mentions are definitely still hot spots for conflict. The departure of UN troops could have a negative effect on those areas. Still, the legal questions remain - who has the final say over whether UNMIS stays or goes? We will see what the Security Council says. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [email protected]. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [email protected] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
