Sudan urges Juba to expel rebel groups from its territory
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January 1, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - Khartoum Sunday has urged South Sudan to
implement its pledges and to expel Sudanese rebel who are still in the
troubled country.
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Members of Darfur rebel group (JEM)
The call comes as the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement -In
Opposition (SPLM-IO) renewed accusations that the Sudanese groups are
fighting them alongside the government forces in Maban County, in the
Upper Nile province.
In statements to the semi-official Sudanese Media centre (SMC)
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Kamal Ismail called on the South
Sudanese government to accelerate the expulsion of the armed movements
from their territory saying, " Khartoum has been too patient with Juba
and will wait"
Kamal further said that Juba had promised to expel the rebel movements
from its territory. He added, "But we know very well that it continues
to harbour the rebel movements until now," adding that they are
waiting for the implementation of the promise of the South Sudanese
government.
"Juba set a timetable to expel the rebel movements but it has not
fulfilled its promise," he emphasized.
On 21 October 2016, Sudanese President Omer al-Bashir gave Juba two
months to expel the rebels and threatened to reconsider the
Cooperation Agreement signed in September 2012.
The United Nations in 2013 and recently the U.S. State Department said
that Juba hosts and uses Sudanese rebel groups in its war against the
SPLM-IO fighters.
Nearly two weeks ago, South Sudanese Defence Minister Kuol Manyang
Juuk Wednesday said Sudanese rebels have complied with the directives
to leave the country, stressing that his country wants no foreign
rebels.
“We need peace in this country. We don’t need war and so there is no
reason to allow our territory to be used by groups whose presence
would be used against us and to contribute to causing instability.
Because of this, we have talked to the Sudanese rebels and they have
left," Juuk told Sudan Tribune on 14 December 2016.
However SPLM-Io Col. William Gatjiath Deng in a statement extended to
Sudan Tribune claimed the rebels groups from the neighbouring Sudan
displaced many civilians around Maban County north of former Upper
Nile State.
“They are cleansing up the civilians, rapes the teenager, girls and
women and burned down the surrounded villages, purposely to grab the
land in order to settle their own bases in the area,” he said.
The rebel spokesperson further said another armed Sudanese rebels have
used the "Yida camp in Unity State as strong base and getting the
militarily supplies from the South Sudanese government".
He went to accuse South Sudanese leaders, President Salva Kiir and his
First Vice President Taban Deng Gai for misleading the Khartoum
government.
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