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| East/Subsaharan Africa |
| Sudan says it takes Eritrean soldiers prisoner |
| 2002-10-13 |
| Sudanese troops have captured Eritrean soldiers fighting with rebels in eastern Sudan, Sudan's ambassador to Egypt Ahmed Abdel Halim revealed. The ambassador said Sunday that the arrests provided "proof" of Eritrean aggression, and his remarks came a week after Sudanese Foreign Minister Mustafa Ismail vowed that Sudan would retaliate "militarily" against Eritrea for what he called its "aggression" in aiding a major rebel offensive. "It is proof of Eritrea's involvement in the aggression" launched in early October, he said. "Eritrea is a main actor in this case and Eritrean forces have taken part in the aggression." Things must be going badly. It's time to start blaming neighboring countries... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |