Two Jordanian peacekeepers kidnapped in Darfur
August 14, 2010 (KHARTOUM) – Two African Union – United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) peacekeepers were kidnapped in Nyala, the capital of southern Darfur on Saturday, said the hybrid mission
Sudanese authorities and UNAMID are investigating the incident.
Although the conflict began in 2003, the abduction of foreigners only began since Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir was indicted for war crimes in March 2009, for his government’s response to the insurgency.
The People’s Democratic Struggle Movement (PDSM), a breakaway faction form the former rebel SLM-Free Will, kidnapped four peacekeepers from South Africa last April but released them after settling a difference with the Sudanese government.
In May a female charity worker was kidnapped also in Nyala. She has still not been released.
Darfur’s rebel groups claim that the western region has been marginalized by successive governments.
The government has said that 10,000 people have died in the conflict. The United Nations puts the figure at around 300,000.
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Two Jordanian peacekeepers kidnapped in Darfur
Even a naïve , deaf Mongolian knows who masterminding the kidnaping of the peacekeepers ,it known that government sponsored militia ,moves freely ,heavy armed in the big towns, harass ,kill, terrorize take in hostage the peace keepers , meanwhile the fraudulent elected governor threating the poor IDPS vowing to( disarm) un protected IDPs. This not the first time UNAMID contingents being taken hostages and later released safely by government in the criminals remains untouchable, it widely believed the all the kidnapping cases comes shortly after such escalation occur between the NCP regime and the International community, flowing [the first and second issuance of arrest warrant against Bashir for his crime in Darfur],
this time abduction comes shortly after the irresponsible speech by Bashir to delivered to some [ Darfuris new nominees ministers in Khartoum. the weakness of UNAMID and chief Gmbari who shows his muscles to the vulnerable IDPs and turn blind eyes to killers, will encourage the cruel regime to continue in it blindness and darkness attitude , so we will expect more peace keeper kidnaping unless the UNAMID take concrete measures to manifest it competence in Darfur. We fed up hearing every day peace keepers were captured by unknown from their camps, or being killed militiamen.