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Khartoum is still backing Arab Janjawid militias in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region, a Chadian official accused Thursday, saying the Janjawid have attacked a town inside Chad, killing one civilian and wounding many others. "The Janjawid attacked the civilian population in Kulbus-Chad," said Allami Ahmat, diplomatic adviser to Chadian President Idriss Deby and a member of the Chadian mediation team that is trying to broker an end to the Darfur war, which pits rebels in Sudan's far west against the Khartoum government and allied militias. "This situation is all the more unacceptable because the Sudanese army tolerates and offers land and air backup to the Janjawid militias," said Ahmat.
| Can we maybe get a nice war going between Sudan and Chad? I'll make popcorn... |
The pro-Khartoum militiamen also tried to steal the Chadian villagers' cattle and herd it back across the border into Sudan, said Ahmat. The villagers pursued the Janjawid into Sudan but were pushed back to the border by the Sudanese army, he said. There, the Sudanese soldiers had a verbal spat with their Chadian counterparts, said Ahmat. "We can confirm that the Janjawid militia is still very active and has not been disarmed," said Ahmat, backing accusations by Darfur rebels that Khartoum had breached an accord signed on April 8 in the Chadian capital.
| I am just sooooo surprised! |
On Tuesday, the military spokesman for the rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) told AFP: "Rather than disarm the Janjawid militias, Khartoum is setting them up in four places to integrate them into the army... This is a violation of the Ndjamena accord." Under the terms of the deal signed in the Chadian capital, the parties agreed to cease hostilities, guarantee safe passage for humanitarian aid to the stricken region, free prisoners of war and disarm militias blamed for much of the violence.
| Which Khartoum simply isn't going to let happen... |
Last week, the top UN human rights forum meeting in Geneva split over the Darfur situation, adopting a softly worded text on the alleged atrocities despite the United States demanding tough action. Khartoum welcomed the mildly worded UN text, calling it "a victory for law."
| Then Khartoum's lips fell off... |
Sudanese President Omar Bashir said during a visit to Darfur on Tuesday that the war in the region was over. And when the pact was signed on April 8, Bashir said his government was "committed to respecting the Ndjamena agreements." |