Sudan Condemned for Fresh Air Strikes in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State
South Sudan has accused the Sudan Armed Forces of carrying out fresh air strikes in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State. 22 July 2012 Sudanese soldiers step on the South Sudan flag painted on a seized tank for the Sudanese Peoples Liberation Army in Heglig in April 2012. [Ashraf Shazly/AFP/Getty Images] By James Deng Dimo WAU, 22 July 2012 [Gurtong] – Aweil East County Commissioner Awet Kiir Awet told Gurtong that Sudanese jet fighters carried out attacks at Rumaker in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State. The Commissioner said the jet fighters carried out attacks on Friday at Rumaker where four bombs were dropped. “Two people were gravely injured during the attack which targeted civilian population and yet this is not among the contested areas”, lamented Awet. The Commissioner said the attacks were a violation of an agreement between Sudan and South Sudan to stop military aggressions. The Commissioner urged the Sudanese government to respect the recent agreements between the two countries to stop military aggressions. Talks between the two nations are expected to take place before 2 August 2012 in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. South Sudan and Sudan were due to put aside their differences through negotiations under the auspices of the African Union (AU). Posted in: Home, Governance -- 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 https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
