‘SLA-MM behind UNAMID attack’

Sudanese official accuses the resistance group of maneuvering the killing of three UN peacekeepersDafalla Al Haj, the Sudanese representative at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), accused the Sudan Liberation Army-Minni Minnawi (SLA-MM) of attacking the United Nations African Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) patrol earlier this month.The attack that took place in North Darfur’s Zamzam camp on October 10 had left three UNAMID peacekeepers dead. Al Haj was quoted in a Sudanese daily newspaper Asahafa on Wednesday blaming SLA-MM for the incident.In his speech at the UNSC, the Sudanese government official also accused resistance forces in Darfur of using military tactics to destabilize authority in Khartoum.SLA-MM denies accusationMeanwhile, Abdullah Al Murshal, spokesperson for the SLA-MM, denied his group’s involvement in the attack. He in turn accused militia loyal to the Sudanese government of having carried out the attacks.“The government’s goal with the accusation is to distort the image and reputation of the resistance forces who are waging a struggle against the the regime in Khartoum,” Abdullah Al Murshal said.