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------Original message------ From: John Ashworth <[email protected]> To: "Group" <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, November 6, 2012 1:58:45 PM GMT+0300 Subject: [sudan-john-ashworth] Sudan refuses negotiations with rebels 1. S. Kordofan governor vows no talks with Sudanese rebels until their military defeat November 3, 2012 (KHARTOUM) —South Kordofan governor Ahmed Haroun vowed Saturday that no talks will be held with the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement – North (SPLM-N) until the defeat of the rebel group. SPLM-N said on Friday they repulsed a government attack on Dal Dako located northeast of South Kordofan capital Kadugli. The rebel group also claimed they killed 70 government forces. But the governor Haroun on Saturday dismissed the rebel statement reaffirming that the forces of the 14th division of the Sudan Armed Forces and the militia of Popular Defence Forces crashed the rebel fighters in the areas and fully control it. Addressing the government forces who participated in the operation, Haroun said there would be no further negotiations -N until the SPLM-N rebels become convinced that they cannot achieve their objective through the military means. "There will be no dialogue (with the rebel) until the day where our vehicle reach the place we intended to attain and then after that we will return and see what will happen," he said. The governor who did not speak about the causalities among the government troops pointed out that life in Dal Dako returned to normal after the defeat of rebel fighters. SPLM-N rebels carried out during the last month several mortar attacks on the eastern part of Kadugli where more than ten civilians were killed. Friday attack meant to clear the mountainous area from rebel presence and prevent further attacks. UN Security Council is expected to discuss twice this month Addis Ababa process and the talks between the Sudanese government and SPLM-N rebels. The two sides failed during the past indirect talks brokered by the African mediation to make tangible progress in the political negotiations. They also failed to implement a humanitarian agreement inked on 4 August 2012. (ST) http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article44418 END1 2. 16 civilians were summarily executed by NCP in Nuba Mountains SUDAN PEOPLES’ LIBERATION MOVEMENT (SPLM -N) Office of the Official Spokesperson Date: 5/11/2012 After Sudan Arm Forces(SAF) and SPLA/N clashed on 21/10/2012 around Aliri area in Talodi county, South Kurdofan/Nuba Mountains state, the criminal governor Ahmed Mohammed Harun arrested and summarily executed 16 civilians of Nuba tribe from Aliri among them Paramount chief (Adam Juju) and his brother (Abdalla Juju) targeted by Harun since the time of election in May 2011, when SAF burn down their houses and looted all their properties not because of anything only because of their ethnic background and accused of voted for SPLM/N candidate, now after the clashes between SPLA/N and SAF they were executed along 14 other Nuba civilians just they are suspected to be SPLM/A-N supporters and they are:- 1- Paramount chief/ Adam Juju 2- Abdalla Juju 3- Jalab Blora 4- Mohammed Akol 5- Mohammed Sulieman 6- Alfaki Kalo 7- Mattar Abass 8- Jallab Alfaki 9- Adam Hassan 10- Mohammed Tia Almaban 11- Adam Tago 12- Salim Kanu Almahdi 13- Ali Daudi 14- Altieb Konda Abu-rafas 15- Ahmed Musa 16- Margani Hassan Now after this brutally act by governor Harun, the whole residence of Aliri area are scared, suffering big trauma and fear the security elements may continue capture more people to face the same destiny, Ahmed harun never stop aggression against Nuba civilians since June 2011 using various means of killings and the video published early is clear evidence of him committing the same crimes as it was in Darfur. Arnu Ngutulu Lodi SPLM-N official Spokesman END2 3. Sudanese rebels claim killing 70 in battle with government troops November 2, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army North said on Friday that it repulsed an advance by government troops on a village in South Kordofan state, killing “70 enemy combatants” in a lengthy battle. Fighting in South Kordofan between the SPLM/A-N and the government has intensified since Sudan and South Sudan signed a security deal on 27 September dictating cessation of support to rebel groups in each other’s territories. The rebels, who fought as part of South Sudan army in the past, forged a coalition in November last year with three rebel groups from Sudan’s western region of Darfur under the name Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF), vowing joint military operations to topple the government. In an e-mailed statement on Friday, SPLM-N spokesperson Arnu Loddi said that their forces managed to defeat and repulse an attempt by government forces to occupy the village of DalDako northeast of South Kordofan capital Kadugli. The statement said that the defeated force consisted of 1500 soldiers from regular and allied paramilitary forces and was supported by 3 tanks, and 15 vehicles laden with different sorts of heavy machine guns. According to the statement, the battle that lasted from 6 am to 7 pm local time on Thursday saw their forces killing “70 enemy combatants” while the rest of the government force ended up withdrawing to Kadugli. It also said 7 SPLM-N fighters were “martyred” and 17 sustained injuries. The Sudanese army did not comment on the rebels’ claims. Media access to South Kordofan is heavily restricted by the government therefore reports of battles are difficult to verify independently. Sudan says the security deal it signed with South Sudan binds Juba to cease its alleged support to the SPLM-N. In a related development, SPLM-N’s secretary-general Yasir Arman issued a statement on Friday demanding that Sudan’s President Omer Al-Bashir and his ruling National Congress Party resign and “return power to the people” after their failure to protect the country from the Israeli airstrike that destroyed Al-Yarmook military factory in Khartoum last month. Arman warned that Sudan’s relation with Iran is “jeopardizing the strategic interests” of Sudanese people and endangering the country’s national security. This “unhealthy alliance” between Khartoum and Iran, Arman added, is at the expense of Sudan’s relations with Arab gulf countries who are more important to Sudan than Iran. “More than anything, Sudan needs peace with itself, reconciliation, democracy and to build a new future” The statement concluded. (ST) http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article44409 END3 4. Sudan: SPLM-N Kills 30 Sudanese Government Troops 2 NOVEMBER 2012 Radio Dabanga (Hilversum) East El-Leri — The Sudan People Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) announced it killed 30 Sudanese government troops and injured another 25, in East El-Leri, South Kordofan, on Wednesday, 31 October. According to the SPLM-N spokesman, Arnau Nugutulu Lodi, the rebel group attacked and destroyed a camp of government troops and seized their guns and weapons. He added that an SPLM-N soldier was killed during the battle and that another four got lightly wounded. On his turn, the Sudanese defense minister Abdul Rahim Mohammed Hussein has reportedly announced that he will intensify aerial bombings in the area and deploy more troops and weapons to crush the SPLM-N. Lodi said the minister's initiative is not enough to crush them, adding that this will only give the group more strength and determination to continue their struggle to remove the current regime in Khartoum that 'supports terrorism, ethnic cleansing and genocide'. Radio Dabanga could not reach the Sudanese army for comments. http://allafrica.com/stories/201211020058.html END4 5. Sudan oil state rebels say repulsed government advance Fri Nov 2, 2012 8:37pm GMT * Rebels claim to kill scores of troops * Hundreds of thousands have fled homes in border regions KHARTOUM Nov 2 (Reuters) - Rebels in Sudan's main oil state said on Friday they had killed scores of government troops in one of the largest clashes reported in the South Kordofan region in recent months. Sudan's armed forces were not available to comment on the report by the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement North (SPLM-N). Access to South Kordofan, which borders newly independent South Sudan, is restricted and it was not possible to verify the report independently. "The SPLM-N were able to kill 70 of the enemy forces," the rebels said in a statement, adding that seven insurgents died. The rebels said they had driven back government troops and allied militias who had attempted to occupy Daldako, a settlement northeast of South Kordofan's state capital Kadugli. Hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes in South Kordofan and Blue Nile, another border state, since the fighting broke out between government forces and the (SPLM-N) last year. Both sides regularly issue conflicting claims. The rebels have shelled Kadugli multiple times in the past month, hitting an area that had been mostly isolated from the fighting. Khartoum accuses South Sudan of backing the rebels, a claim analysts say is credible despite Juba's repeated denials. The SPLM-N troops fought alongside the former guerillas now running South Sudan during a decades-long civil war but were left in Sudan when the two sides split apart last year under a 2005 peace deal. On Wednesday, a U.S. official said the United States had asked the SPLM-N to stop recruiting child soldiers from refugee camps in South Sudan. (Reporting by Alexander Dziadosz and Khalid Abdelaziz; Writing by Alexander Dziadosz; Editing by Myra MacDonald) http://af.reuters.com/article/sudanNews/idAFL5E8M2D1N20121102?sp=true END5 6. Sudan to increase military budget next year - parliament November 5, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese parliament revealed on Sunday that the country’s military budget will be increased next year to strengthen the army’s defense capabilities as criticism grows over the failure to respond to an Israeli airstrike that allegedly destroyed an arms factory in the capital Khartoum last month. The parliament’s deputy speaker, Hajo Gasim Al-Sid, who made the announcement threatened that Sudan will pay Israel back “if not today then tomorrow”. The official was referring to the alleged Israeli air attack on a military factory in the southern suburbs of Khartoum. Khartoum says four Israeli jet fighters used high technology to jam its radars before striking the factory and left the country without any interference from Sudan’s air defense forces. Sudan already spends a big chunk of its budget on defense. According to latest figures by Research and Markets, a think-tank, the Sudanese defense expenditure stood at US$3.308bn in 2010 and is expected to rise to US$3.923bn in 2011, amounting to 22.2% of GDP. The Sudanese air force consists of 61 combat capable aircraft, as well as Russian-built Divina 2 anti-aircraft missiles, according to the 2012 edition of the International Institute for Strategic Studies’ The Military Balance”. The parliamentarian described Sudan’s complaint to the UN Security Council (UNSC) against Israel as “futile”, accusing the world organization of neglecting Sudanese complaints. He also called for compensating those affected by the alleged airstrike and relocating military factories outside of the capital. The information minister Ahmed Bilal Osman said last week that the president Omer Al-Bashir had given the instruction to relocate the ammunition factory outside the capital. Meanwhile, Sudan defense minister Abdel Rahim Mohamed Hussein officially asked to cancel his scheduled appearance before the parliament today, 5 November, citing commitments to attend meetings of the joint security committee with neighbouring South Sudan in the latter’s capital Juba. Hussein has been keeping a low profile and has made no public comment to date about the alleged Israeli airstrike, which gave rise to calls for his resignation on account of his failure to protect the country. The opposition Popular Congress Party (PCP) led by Hassan Al-Turabi renewed criticism against the government on Saturday, holding it responsible for what it termed as the violation of the sanctity of Sudanese territories. PCP’s political secretary Kamal Omar said that the regime’s suspicious relations are what led Israel to attack the factory, in reference to rumors that Al-Yarmouk is linked to military cooperation between Sudan and Iran. Omer derided what he described as the fact that the government was using its military capabilities in pulverizing its opponents in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile while four Israeli jet fighters violated Sudanese airspace, bombed a military facility and flew back home unharmed. The opposition official called on the government “to go” after it embarrassed the country and ran national sovereignty to the ground. He added that this regime can no longer be trusted to protect Sudan and called for the resignation of defense minister. Similarly, a prominent cleric, Imam Kamal Riziq of Khartoum Grand Mosque, launched a scathing attack against the government during his sermon on Friday, saying that it holds direct responsibility for repeated Israeli attacks. Riziq also called for sacking the defence minister and holding him accountable because he bears the main responsibility for failing to prevent this attack. (ST) http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article44428 END6 ______________________ John Ashworth Sudan, South Sudan Advisor [email protected] +254 725 926 297 (Kenya mobile) +211 919 695 362 (South Sudan mobile) +27 82 050 1235 (South Africa mobile) +44 750 304 1790 (UK/international) +88 216 4334 0735 (Thuraya satphone) PO Box 52002 - 00200, Nairobi, Kenya This is a personal e-mail address and the contents do not necessarily reflect the views of any organisation -- -- The content of this message does not necessarily reflect John Ashworth's views. 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