Breaking: Sudanese military aircraft reportedly bomb water tank in North Darfur

Sudanese Online Reporter

15 December 2008

Muhammad El-Tilib, Abd-al-Mun’im Abu Idris

The Darfur rebel faction of the Sudan Liberation Movement [SLM] led by Abd-al-Wahid Muhamad Nur has alleged that a military aircraft belonging to the Sudanese Armed Forces [SAF] has shelled a water tank in North Darfur State.

The SLM's field-commander, Salah Pop, told the Sudanese Online Reporter via the phone from Darfur that an Antanov aircraft belonging to the SAF had shelled a water tank located to the west of Kutum area in North Darfur State at 5:30 pm local time. Pop further revealed that there were a number of citizens present near the tank when the aircraft attacked adding that they were yet to arrive at the scene of the incident to determine the damages caused.

The Sudanese Online Reporter has tried to contact the press officer for the Sudanese Armed Forces to verify the story; however; no one was available to comment.

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UNAMID warns of possible attack by JEM on major towns in Sudan

Sudanese Online reporter
Muhammad El-Tilib
Khartoum 14 December 2008



The UN-AU Joint Peacekeeping Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) has warned of a possible attack by the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) against one of the major towns in Sudan including Khartoum.

In an internal document of which SOR has obtained a copy, UNAMID said it had received information at 1900 hrs local time from the Government of Sudan on movements by the JEM's troops in Northern Darfur. According to UNAMID, the final destination of the troops is yet to be known; however; the UNAMID warned that there was a possibility that Al-Fashir, El-Obeid or Khartoum may be targeted.

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