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[image: email] Email<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=enviar_email_articulo&id_article=48993> [image: print] Print<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?iframe&page=imprimable&id_article=48993> [image: pdf]Save<http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?page=spipdf&spipdf=spipdf_article&id_article=48993&nom_fichier=article_48993> [image: separation] [image: increase] <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article48993#> [image: decrease] <http://www.sudantribune.com/spip.php?article48993#> [image: separation] [image: separation] ------------------------------ November 28, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The National Umma Party (NUP) opposition party in Sudan warned that the recent security developments in the country and the changes in the military map paint a very grim picture of whats ahead. The NUP General Secretariat said in a statement on Thursday that the extension of the armed conflict to the states of Kordofan, made 9 out of 16 states or 56% of the country in a state of war. This includes 5 states in Darfur, 3 states in Kordofan and the Blue Nile state as well as tensions near the borders of the White Nile state and in Abyei, the NUP said. The opposition party stressed that resorting to force in order to deal with a political conflicts will not solve the issue. The NUP also pointed out that despite the country being on the brink of an economic collapse, the government moved large military convoys following a rebel attack on Abu-Zaid area in North Kordofan this month. The statement disclosed that its delegation visited Abu-Zaid on November 22nd and saw firsthand the "disastrous" results of the war. The delegation listened to Abu-Zaid residents speak of pro-government militias surrounding the city and carrying out a thorough search of their houses and looting properties belonging to ordinary citizens. They also claimed that some of them were subject to physical and verbal attacks by this militias, the statement said. The NUP condemned the violence and emphasized that the solutions to Sudan’s problems do not lie in military confrontation but rather in peaceful means and dialogue. They also demanded that judicial authorities conduct a fair investigation into the alleged violations and crimes committed in Abu-Zaid that is shared with the public. The statement said that these developments could lead to a civil war that tears the country apart and called an immediate halt to the war in all parts of Sudan and holding a national constitutional conference that would lead to the formation of a transitional government to oversee free and fair elections. (ST) -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/SouthSudanKob/CAJb14oqWyy3%2BmvyUWvz1rZoX-X78An4AZXAj0izTrM2dxEsy9w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
