Darfur Regional Authority apologises for delay in Doha security arrangements

The Office of Security Arrangements of the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) has acknowledged the delay in the implementation of the security arrangements with the signatories to the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), and has made formal apologies to the “stakeholders” in Darfur. At a press conference on 10 November in El Fasher, the capital North Darfur, the DRA security commissioner, Major General Tajelsir Abdallah, attributed the delay to several issues: the inability of the “ceasefire committees” to fully carry out their duties; the delay in the verification of the location and numbers of the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) troops; the dispute between Unamid’s Ceasefire Commission and the LJM, and in general, to the insecurity on the ground. Abdallah stressed that the delay in the implementation of the security arrangements has reflected negatively on the situation in Darfur. “Attacks and assaults have now moved from remote areas to major cities and Darfur states’ capitals.” Dr Amin Hassan Omar, head of the governmental Darfur Peace Follow-up Office, noted at the press conference that the Sudanese government will not accept the “replacement of the Doha Document” by a new framework. He described the demands of the non-signatory rebel movements for new peace negotiations as “free propaganda”. File photo Related:DRA ready to implement Peace Document in Darfur, funds available: Sese (7 November 2013)DRA to register displaced and refugees for return, West Darfur returnees in need of aid (2 November 2013)