Kigali confirms the death of two soldiers in darfur
Aug 20, 2006 (KIGALI) — Rwandan government confirled the death of two Rwandan soldiers who were among the African Union peacekeeping mission in Sudan in an ambush suspected to have been carried out by a faction of the rebel Sudan Liberation Army.
It was also said three Rwandan soldiers were seriously injured in the attack.
According to a press release by the African Union in Sudan, a convoy that was travelling from Al-Nahud in Western Kordofan State to the capital of North Darfur State Al-Fashir was ambushed in the Kuma area by an unidentified group of armed men.
The African Union mission in Sudan condemned the outrageous attack against its forces in Darfur and that it tends to carry out a thorough investigation to identify the perpetrators of the attack and will hold the leaders of those groups found responsible accountable.
The African Union also said that the unprovoked ambush against the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) peacekeepers was a clear sign of the breach of the cease-fire agreement which all parties are bound to comply. The African Union also wishes to remind all parties that such violations will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
The African Union reaffirmed it commitment to the people of Darfur that such attacks will not deter AMIS from maintaining its neutrality and assisting the Sudanese to achieve peace and security in the region of Darfur.
The attack came days after the African Union asked delegates from several rebel groups to leave its facilities because they refuse to endorse the Darfur Peace Agreement signed May 5 between Khartoum and main rebel leader Minni Minnawi, who heads the Sudan Liberation Movement.
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