‘Haskanita in North Darfur recaptured’: army spokesman

The Sudanese Army Forces (SAF) managed to recapture the area east of Haskanita in North Darfur on Tuesday morning.At a press conference in Khartoum on Tuesday, SAF spokesman Colonel Sawarmi Khaled Saad accused the rebel movements of looting the property of citizens, destroying facilities, and displacing the population of Haskanita during their attack on the town three weeks ago. Returns Citizens who fled the rebel forces’ invasion of El Taweisha and Alliet Jarelnabi in eastern North Darfur are gradually returning to their homes, a resident of El Taweisha told Radio Dabanga. “Competent technical bodies managed to reconstruct the four water stations destroyed by the armed movements in El Taweisha,” he said. “Large numbers of livestock have died because of the lack of water supply for eight consecutive days.” The rebel attacks on El Taweisha and Alliet led to the displacement of almost the entire population of both towns to Ghubaysh in West Kordofan, and other nearby areas.  File photo: SAF spokesman Colonel Sawarmi Khaled Saad (SUNA) Related:‘Rebel forces take control over El Taweisha garrison’: spokesman (4 March 2014) ‘No military equipments seized by rebels in North Darfur’: army spokesman (4 March 2014) Joint rebel forces attack two military garrisons in North Darfur (2 March 2014)