UN chief clashed with Sudan president over Muhajriya attack: report
February 6, 2009 (KHARTOUM) — The Sudanese president Omer Hassan Al-Bashir refused to heed to a plea by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon to stop an army assault on a major town in South Darfur, a senior Sudanese official said today.
Khartoum has managed to retake the town of Muhajriya after days of clashes with Darfur Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), who seized the South Darfur strategic town on January 15.
However following calls from the UN, the African Union and the US JEM decided on February 3, to pull out its troops from the flashpoint town more than two weeks after driven out the former rebel fighters of Minni Minnawi.
Prior to the army attack Sudan asked UNAMID to withdraw from the town but the latter refused and insisted on maintaining a presence to protect civilians.
The Sudanese top military official said that Bashir reacted sharply to Ban’s request during their meeting on the sidelines of the African Union (AU) summit held this week in the Ethiopian capital.
“He [Bashir] told him [Ban] that we will eject JEM rebels and take control over it [Muhajriya] even if Ban went there himself and took refuge in UNAMID headquarters” Hussein said.
The UN humanitarian coordinator for Darfur said Thursday that at least 30,000 people have fled their homes recently in South Darfur while government forces attempted to re-take Muhajriya.
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UN chief clashed with Sudan president over Muhajriya attack: report
Dear President Bashier,i definitly solicited your idea keep on my man,you are the only lion who is so brave to defends this country from the western powers who are always after oil and Africans resource.
Even if the Sudanese refused to stand behind you for fearing Americans and Mr.Ocampo or ICC,you always be at the victory side.
However, shame on Sudanese who will allowed their rulling leader to indicted.This is personal view.