Salva Kiir’s call for a no-fly zone prove the defeat of his army – Sudan’s NCP ArticleComments (7). Email PrintSave --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
December 5, 2011 (KHARTOUM) --- Sudan’s ruling party said today that Salva Kiir’s call to the imposition of a no-fly zone by the US Army proves the defeat of the Sudan people’s Liberation Army (SPLA) in South Kordofan and Blue Nile South Sudan Minister of foreign affairs Nhial Deng Nhial stated on Sunday that President Salva Kiir Mayadrit called on Washington to impose a no-fly zone along the border between the two countries among other measures to stop violations by the Sudanese army of its air space. Nhial, according the Africa Review, said Salva Kiir in a letter sent to the US administration underlined the recent raids carried out by the Sudanese army and Khartoum’s support to the rebel groups in South Sudan. Reacting to Nhial’s statements, the head of political sector in the ruling National Congress Party (NCP) Qutbi Mahdi said such demand to protect South Sudan border proves the extent of defeats inflected upon the SPLA troops in South Kordofan and Blue Nile. Qutbi further pointed out that the divisions involved in the fighting in the two war torn states are part of the SPLA caliming their successive defeats pushed Salva Kiir to appeal on the US administration to impose a no-fly zone. The escalation of tension between Khartoum and the Juba triggered fears of a new armed conflict between the two parties. Analysts say the two capitals are already engaged in a proxy war. But the SPLM-N deny that. The Sudanese army on Saturday briefly took control over South Sudanese border town of Jau after announcing the capture of the SPLM-N headquarters in South Kordofan. On Monday, Ryan Boyette who is working on the ground with a team of local reporters in South Kordofan told Sudan Tribune that four missiles hit a village just outside of Kauda, at 2:20 pm local time. He further said two young girls were killed and three other civilians were wounded as result of the shelling. "There were no military targets in the area," he underscored. (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.
