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From: Biniam Tekle (biniamt@dehai.org)
Date: Mon Jul 25 2011 - 08:24:36 EDT
http://www.radiodabanga.org/node/16658 Ethiopian UNAMID peacekeepers
injured in West Darfur
El Geneina
24 Jul
In West Darfur, two Ethiopian UNAMID peacekeepers were injured in an
ambush by two unidentified gunmen. The incident occurred on Friday 22 July,
between Ardamata and Dorti internally displaced persons (IDP) Camps, near El
Geneina. The UNAMID soldiers escorted a convoy of two fuel tankers.
Susan Manuel, Deputy Spokesman for UNAMID, told Radio Dabanga, that one
soldier sustained a gunshot injury to the shoulder and was evacuated to
Khartoum, as his condition was serious. The other soldier, who was wounded
on one of his hands, was taken to the Mission hospital in El Geneina and was
in a stable condition. UNAMID is currently investigating the incident. Susan
Manuel explained to Radio Dabanga, that the incident was the second of its
kind, as three troops got killed three weeks ago. President Ibrahim Gambari
UNAMID considered the attacks on UN personnel as war crimes.
Gambari, called on Khartoum to show some flexibility in dealing with the
situation in Darfur, if Sudan wants Darfur to remain within the structure of
the Sudanese State. He reminded the Sudanese government of the recent
secession of South Sudan, which has become a full member of the United
Nations. Gambari told reporters, after a meeting on the region in the
Security Council, that it was very likely that the government of Sudan would
use force to keep the Darfur. He said, however, that this would be
unacceptable, and Gambari pointed to a number of challenges facing the peace
process in Darfur.
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