Sudan calls on SPLM-N to open safe corridors in South Kordofan
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September 6, 2017 (KHARTOUM) - The commissioner of Hayban locality,
South Kordofan state Khalifa Ibrahim has called on the Sudan People’s
Liberation Movement/North (SPLM-N) to open safe corridors, said the
official news agency SUNA.
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A SPLA-N fighter stands near Gos village in the rebel-held territory
of the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, May 1, 2012. (Reuters)
According to Ibrahim, the safe corridors would connect the residents
and the sick and those wishing to return voluntarily in support of
peace and stability in the locality.
He pointed out that more than 15,000 residents of the Hyaban locality
were displaced by the war and currently living in Kadugli, South
Kordofan capital.
The commissioner said they would hold a meeting during the coming days
to discuss ways to promote peaceful coexistence, amend the social
fabric and to prepare the local community for the final return of the
locality headquarters in early 2018.
Ibrahim further said he would conduct a field tour to the various
localities to inspect the conditions of the Hyban residents, pointing
he will also meet with the Hyban sons in Khartoum to launch the
voluntary return campaign.
South Kordofan state and the neighbouring Blue Nile state have been
the scene of violent conflict between the SPLM-N and Sudanese army
since 2011.
Talks between the two sides for a cessation of hostilities and
humanitarian access are stalled since last August. The SPLM-N demands
to deliver 20% of the humanitarian assistance through a humanitarian
corridor from Asosa, an Ethiopian border town.
But the government rejects the idea saying it is a breach of the state
sovereignty and a manoeuvre from the rebels to bring arms and
ammunition to their locked rebel-held areas in the Two Areas.
The SPLM-N is now divided into two factions: one in South Kordofan led
by Abdel Aziz al-Hilu and the other in the White Nile State led by
Malik Agar. The rift emerged several months ago over the right of
self-determination and other issues.
(ST)
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