SAF claims control of Jebel Marra in West Darfur

DERIBAT (10 Mar.) – The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announced yesterday they seized control over Jebel Marra after fighting with the Sudan Liberation Movement.

DERIBAT (10 Mar.) – The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) announced yesterday they seized control over Jebel Marra after fighting with the Sudan Liberation Movement. Spokesperson of the SAF, Alsawarmi Khalid told in a statement that the movement lost control over the region. Last week Alsawarmi denied the existence of battles between government forces and the movement in the Jebel Marra region, which is the mountainous central part of the three Darfur states.

Nimr Mohamed Abdul Rahman, the spokesperson for the Sudan Liberation Movement of Abdel Wahid al Nur (SLM-AW) announced his movement is still present in the area and clashes are continuing. Abdel Rahman accused the Janjaweed of the attack on UNAMID last week. He told Radio Dabanga that the Janjaweed took weapons and munitions.