Sudan says rebel leader requested helicopter airlift from Chad
May 12, 2008 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan said this evening that the rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim, has contacted the Chadian authorities asking to send him a helicopter to transport him from western Sudan.
In a statement broadcasted by the local media, the security services said they intercepted a telephone call with the Chadian authorities urging them to send a helicopter to transport him from the border area to Chad.
The large dissemination of this communiqué by the state media suggests that the army ignore the whereabouts of Khalil Ibrahim. The security service which offered a reward of 125 million USD, asked the population in the western Sudan states to contact the local authorities if they have any information about him.
However, the rebel leader continued this evening speaking to the media claiming he is still in Omdurman. Khalil Ibrahim told the Arab satellite TV, al-Jazeera that he is in Omdurman where occurred the Saturday attack.
He further said they decided to fight the regime in Khartoum because the government is not serious to achieve peace in Darfur. He further said the “Sudanese government killed 600.000 people in Darfur and they are living at peace in Khartoum.”
JEM sources confirmed to Sudan Tribune on conditions of anonymity that Ibrahim is somewhere in western Sudan where he received some provisions and supplied with the necessary fuel to go deep in Darfur to JEM bases.
The rebel sources said Khalil Ibrahim transported with him weapons and ammunition captured during the attack on the army base in Wadi Sayedna, near Omdurman.
“I am not empty handed. I took a lot of things from Khartoum – a lot of vehilces, ammunition and money.” Khalil Ibrahim told Reuters on Monday morning.
JEM leader thanked the neutrality of the Sudanese army which “welcomed him.”
Reports published in Washington on Sunday said that fighters wearing Sudanese army uniforms were among the rebels. In addition, it said that several Sudanese military officials had been arrested Friday night.
Hassan Turabi, who was detained on Monday morning, said he didn’t confirm or deny any thing during his interrogation by the security services. The Islamist leader added that if they have something to ask he is ready to response only before a judge.
Analysts say the arrest of Khalil Ibrahim would be a real victory for Khartoum and blatant defeat for the rebel movement and vice versa, every one is playing his card in this chase.
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ochan stephen
Sudan says rebel leader requested helicopter airlift from Chad
JEM, this is what we need at last. The whole world watch and see you and your innocent citizens dying in wreckage but your turning point is real. The international body and many other african diplomats failed to resolved the war torn area of western darfur but everything was still yours, you need to be the one to redeem them.
NEVER give up because it has been real and felt by the Khartoum goverment on saturday welcoming ceremony.
The issue now is denial and refusal even if they claim that you have diplomatic link with Chad.
THE GAME
Sudan says rebel leader requested helicopter airlift from Chad
al-bashir man don’t blame on other people on the attack in the capital city and tell your stupefied security services to stop looking for the rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim of Justice and Equality Moment (JEM) he is extremely right according to what had already happened last few days ago. Because he is a origin of sudan not arab people migrated the main issues.
He does’nt mind if the arab people settled in sudan without making origins(southerners,darfurians and easterners) of sudan to be slaves plus taking control of sudan eg oils, minerals and other resources.
main issues was that there were no rights and no freedom for southerners as well as darfurian . sudan army killed cilivian of the darfur over a few weeks ago so Dr Khalil Ibrahim is doing the feedback/payback to his people that sudanese army bombed,raped, other actions that arab armies did to the darfurians..
dear rebel leader of JEM watch your back, you know how are the muslims people are, they will wastes your life and life. terroists religions
congratulation Dr Khalil Ibrahim
Sihs
Sudan says rebel leader requested helicopter airlift from Chad
to the above writers whERE WERE YOU WHEN KHALIL IBRAHIM WAS (AMEER OF MUGAHEDEEN) AND HE WAS FIGHTING AGAINST SOUTH PEOPLE .
NOW HE IS A HERO ………IS THAT RIGHT??????
YOU SEEM LIKE MISSING THE POINT HERE………….WHICH I DON`T WONDER IN SUBJECTIVE DESTRUCTIVE PSYCHOPATHIC PERSONALITY DISORDER.