‘Janjaweed fighters flown in to Blue Nile’

SPLM-N says the militias are the ones who fought in Darfur

A large number of Janjaweed militias have been directed to Blue Nile, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) said on Sunday.
Yasser Saeed Arman, secretary general of the SPLM-N, told Radio Dabanga that a large number of Janjaweed fighters were being flown across to Blue Nile from El Geneina and Nyala.
“Most of these fighters are non-Sudanese civilians who were employed by the National Congress Party (NCP) to fight in Darfur,” Arman said. He added that the latest development harms the fabric of Sudan.
“The government was bombing civilians with aircrafts. On the ground, they are using Janjaweed militias,” Arman said. He also started that the NCP had lost the battle in Sali, contrary to the government’s earlier claims.
“According to the official reports, there are about 1200 wounded in the battle, six tanks two helicopters destroyed. 85 killed and 53 missing,” he added.
The conflict in Blue Nile between government forces and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) broke out on September 1.