Sudan boosts security along borders with Central African Republic: official
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December 12, 2013 (KHARTOUM) - The Sudanese authorities have tightened
security measures along the borders with the Central African Republic
(CAR) amid chaos that has engulfed the country heightening fears of a
spillover.
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A FOMAC regional peacekeeper screams for a ceasefire as troops fire
their guns to secure the evacuation of Muslim clerics from the St
Jacques Church in Bangui, Central African Republic, Thursday Dec. 12,
2013 (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Mahdi Bush, the deputy governor of South Darfur state which is
adjacent to CAR borders, said that the state did not record any cases
of displacement from CAR stressing that authorities are on the watch
for any emergencies or infiltration attempts.
Bush revealed that arrangements are underway for an emergency meeting
of the state security committee to assess the situation in CAR and
review steps to be taken in order to prevent extension of the conflict
inside Sudan.
Meanwhile, the Foreign Ministry spokesman, Abu Bakr al-Sideeg was
quoted by government sponsored Sudanese Media Center (SMC) website
that they established a committee that closely monitors the situation
in CAR in collaboration with defence ministry and other agencies.
The spokesman pointed out that the situation is now stable and does
not require evacuation of Sudanese who are there, noting that Khartoum
has flown out Sudanese nationals in Bangui earlier this year .
He urged all parties in CAR to abandon violence and start dialogue to
achieve peace.
This week the head of Darfur Regional Authority (RDA), Tijani El-Sissi
urged the Sudanese army to deploy troops on the borders with CAR to
prevent armed groups from crossing over.
A UN backed 1,600-strong French force started a disarmament process
aiming to force Christian and Muslim militias to hand over their arms
and halt the ongoing fighting and looting in the capital Bangui.
Different reports say Muslim militias, backed by Chadian and Sudanese
fighters from Darfur region, left Bangui heading to northern towns
near Sudan and Chad borders.
Speaking in a consultative meeting with civil society groups in
El-Fasher, Sissi described what is happening in the neighboring CAR as
a "misfortune and nightmare for Darfur region".
He further pointed out that Sudanese authorities have to be aware of
this situation because the possible entry of these armed groups
threatens security and stability in Darfur region and eventually will
represent a menace for the whole Sudanese territory.
(ST)
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