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Sudanese Army admits attacking UNAMID convoy, saying "it was accident"
(KUNA) -- The Sudanese army admitted Thursday attacking the UN-AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) convoy in Umm Baru area in the troubled western Sudanese region of Darfur, adding that the incident occurred by mistake.According Sudan News Agency (SUNA), spokesman for the Army affirmed that the incident was an accident, pointing out that the fault could be blamed on both parties not notifying each other about their movements. The Sudanese army east regional command has apologized for UNAMID about the incident and the peacekeeping force also acknowledged both parties mistake. This is the first attack against UNAMID forces since it began operations last month. UNAMID has deployed 26,000 peacekeeping troops in the troubled region of Darfur in accordance with UN resolution 1769. Posted by: Fred 2008-01-11 |
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