Blue Nile: Agar deplores 74 deaths, over 100 wounded
SPLM-North-Chairman pleads for UN-intervention as 500 fled homes to escape bombingsDismissed Blue Nile governor and Sudanese People’s Liberation movement (SPLM-North) chairman Malik Agar called on the government to stop bombing Blue Nile civilians, offer them a safe haven and open humanitarian routes. Speaking to Reuters, Malik Agar said that the aerial raids had caused the death of 74 people since the beginning of the clashes on September 2nd, also wounding over a hundred (100) civilians in the process. He furthermore stated that an estimated 500 people have fled their homes for the forest, and that they would soon be running out of food. Mr. Agar accused Sudanese president Oma al-Bashir of using food as a weapon, and described the current humanitarian situation as catastrophic, pleading for a UN-intervention. He also urged the international community to put pressure on Mr. Bashir, stating that differences are solved on negotiation tables. Mr. Agar added that any discussion should be carried out in the presence of a third party, a condition the Sudanese President has strongly refused so far.
SPLM-North-Chairman pleads for UN-intervention as 500 fled homes to escape bombings
Dismissed Blue Nile governor and Sudanese People’s Liberation movement (SPLM-North) chairman Malik Agar called on the government to stop bombing Blue Nile civilians, offer them a safe haven and open humanitarian routes.
Speaking to Reuters, Malik Agar said that the aerial raids had caused the death of 74 people since the beginning of the clashes on September 2nd, also wounding over a hundred (100) civilians in the process. He furthermore stated that an estimated 500 people have fled their homes for the forest, and that they would soon be running out of food. Mr. Agar accused Sudanese president Oma al-Bashir of using food as a weapon, and described the current humanitarian situation as catastrophic, pleading for a UN-intervention. He also urged the international community to put pressure on Mr. Bashir, stating that differences are solved on negotiation tables. Mr. Agar added that any discussion should be carried out in the presence of a third party, a condition the Sudanese President has strongly refused so far.
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