UN urges South Sudan army to pull out troops from of Abyei
July 18, 2009 (KHARTOUM) — The UN envoy for Sudan, urged today the Sudan People’s Liberation Army to(SPLA) to withdraw soldiers deployed recently in the contested Abyei area saying this move could lead to military escalation, ahead of the next week ruling.
“Over the past weeks, we have received several reports and confirmations of the presence of SPLA soldiers and elements of the Southern Sudan Police Service in the area, especially in and around Agok,” said Ashraf Qazi, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sudan on Saturday.
Qazi further stressed that this SPLA military presence “is a clear violation of the Abyei Roadmap Agreement and could lead to escalation and violence if it remained unchecked.”
The UN envoy requested the southern Sudan army to immediately pull out its troops from the area, adding that the international community was closely monitoring the situation in and around Abyei “and expected all sides to behave in the most responsible manner in order to avoid violence.”
As Abyei Arbitration Tribunal announced it would render its ruling on Abyei issue on July 22, high level delegations from the two peace partners, NCP and SPLM and the head of the UNMIS as well as the US envoy to Sudan would be in the contested area.
Also the two main partners of national unity government agreed this week to increase the number UNMIS peacekeepers that should have free movement and access to the north and south of Abyei area to carry out its mandate as it was agreed in Abyei road map.
However, Qazi emphasized the need for UNMIS to have full freedom of movement in the broader Abyei area and its vicinity including parts of Diffra which are located within the Abyei Roadmap area.
“The restrictions on our freedom of movement, particularly at this sensitive juncture, impede the Mission from discharging its mandate effectively,” he said.
In a report to the UN Security Council on July 14, the Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said that the movement of UNMIS peacekeepers is restricted in the Akur area, south-west of Agok, where SPLA denied access claiming that Akur was part of Bahr el Ghazal State. He told the Council that this restriction “affects the ability of UNMIS to take timely action to prevent any escalation.”
Qazi also said alarmed by continuing reports of the presence of forces and commanders — in and around the area — who were known to have been involved in the Abyei bloody fighting in May 2008 between SAF and SPLA.
“Their presence, if confirmed, could be particularly destructive. The Abyei Roadmap Agreement requires that all armed elements from both sides not only stay out of the Roadmap area but also redeploy further a field. Security in the area is to be provided only by JIU and JIPU as they are the only mandated security bodies,” said the UN envoy.
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oshay
UN urges South Sudan army to pull out troops from of Abyei
Another example of the undisciplined, trigger happy SPLA trying to bring Southerners into more death and destruction. I really hope both sides respect next Wednesday’s decision whatever the decision though I have a feeling that the SPLA will not take it civilly.
Akol Liai Mager
UN urges South Sudan army to pull out troops from of Abyei
Ashraf Qazi, a Pakistani national is one of the radical Muslims given top UN positions by former UN Sec. Gen. Dr. Botrus Ghalli in his attempt to win Arab and Muslim supports; especially the Egyptian government support for him to get 5 more years in his position. Thanks God that Botrurs did not survive the struggle led by Human Rights Activists to remove him.
As Mr. Qazi was brought with the purpose from Ghalli Cell in the UN with the bless from NIF in Khartoum, it is hard for me to see how this man has reliable and credit news to tell.
Ashraf lost creditability as a man of peace when he failed to order his army to protect the civilian population from NIF militia in the 1st Abyei war.
Oduck Bol
UN urges South Sudan army to pull out troops from of Abyei
Mmmm……. I Have Question mark:
I have question mark for withrowing of SPLM army from Abyei. SPLM agreed last week to accept the reslut of court with out knowing the out come of it. This seems to me as new law. Something most be wrong otherwise let us keep the “”violent people away””.
Father Critic
UN urges South Sudan army to pull out troops from of Abyei
Dear citizens,
Withdrawal of the Sudan people’s liberation army (SPLA)is not the solution to Abyei’s problem otherwise.The commanders have to look out.I am very much sure about that Abyei is ours but we may not know what Khartoum Government has planed.
‘Jeech chaap’ must be ready day and night with their walking sticks.They have to be like a blind man who does not forget his walking stick.
Critic Ngueny from Bor town
M.C.C Kul-chi-gongic
UN urges South Sudan army to pull out troops from of Abyei
Ashraf Qazi
This is not the first time for Mr. Ashraf Qazi to mislead United Nations (UN). On 29 Oct 2007 he gave false information to Muhammad el-Baradei about Iran nuclear weapons. He sated that he had found no evidence that Iran is building nuclear weapons, and I quote him saying “even if Iran were to be working on nuclear weapons … they are at least (a) few years away from having such a weapon,” he said… which is totally wrong. As you know Ashraf Qazi is a Muslim from Pakistan, he could be a secret agent in the Southern Sudan. There are no SPLA soldiers who are presence in around Abyei area. He is liar, big liar.
By M.C.C Kul-chi-gongic
Nakedu Mura
UN urges South Sudan army to pull out troops from of Abyei
ASHRAF QAZI, A PAKISTANI ARAB ISLAMIST HARDLINER
IS AN AGENT OF THE NOTOROUS NON CHRISTIAN PARTY [NCP]!
He is able to air out messages of MASS DESTRUCTION in the UN position,
i wonder why people entrust arabs into international positions yet they are such bias creatures-leaning always with arabs. if anything we should do away with arabs from international bodies like UN,AU,EU,and empty them into AL, Arab League that is their right place to mess up.
look at this, mujahideens are encroaching into the south-north border and cannot mention anything about them and only to spit on SPLA!
Ashraf Qazi!
Dinka Aliap Chawul
UN urges South Sudan army to pull out troops from of Abyei
Hi Pills.Oh! I know why you are so disappointed on our comments.Your criticisms is ludicrous.WE ARE NOT BEHAVING LIKE WARMONGERS NEITHER DO WE WANTS TO FIGHTS A INTERNET WARS so we were trying to alerts other sleeping brothers that this man did come from Pakistan with a pakistani agenda.Do you know that Pakistan-Sudan does have bilateral relationship plus military co-operations between them?.Try to proves your words dear.