Sudan orders army to deal with troops coming from South Sudan Sudan News Agency Khartoum, 14/2/2013 – The spokesman of the armed forces, Col Al-Sawarmi, pointed out that the security authorities lately monitored destructive rebel forces adopting hostile acts who infiltrated in South Darfur State coming from South Sudan State via the Central African Republic. In a statement to SUNA, Col Al-Sawarmi said that the concerned authorities obtain sufficient information about places and intentions of these forces. He said that the security authorities in South Darfur received orders to deal decisively and promptly with these destructive forces and to get rid of them. He said that these forces have nothing to do with claims of Darfur rebel movements that they belong to Ansar Din Group of Mali, who infiltrated in Sudan territories. On reports that South Sudan State has received directives to boost its military existence at the joint border, Col Al-Sawarmi, said the armed forces did not monitor up to now any act that can pose a threat to Sudan security and safety at Heglig [Hijlij/Panthou] or any other border area, excluding some movements in Fariang [Pariang] in Wehdah State [Unity State] of South Sudan. The armed forces spokesman affirmed that the armed forces is monitoring closely the situation at the border with South Sudan, stressing that South Sudan State is incapable and have no interest to stage war against Sudan.
Sudan's ruling party says "expects" South Sudan to re-ignite war Al-Ra'y al-Amm Newspaper Khartoum, 14/2/2013 – The [ruling] National Congress Party [NCP] has affirmed that for South Sudan to carry out a military attack against Sudan in order to start a war between the two countries was to be expected and affirmed the armed forces were capable of repulsing any attack by the Sudan People's Liberation Army on Sudan's borders. The secretary of the NCP's voluntary sector, Ammar Bashari, said the government in Juba was trying to overcome unrest and that the security bodies in South Sudan portrayed Sudan as an enemy of Juba. In press statements yesterday, Bashari said "we think it is likely South Sudan will take a rash step and attack Sudan." -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
