Sudan gov't holds rebel movement responsible for bloody incidents in Darfur

The Sudanese government on Monday held the rebel Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) responsible for military clashes in a village in Central Darfur on Sunday, which resulted in the killing and injuring of dozens of civilians.

"The SLM/Abdul-Wahid Mohamed Nur faction is responsible for the bloody incidents witnessed by Nertiti village," Ga'afar Abdel-Hakam, Central Darfur State Governor, said at a press conference in the state's capital of Zalingei Monday.

"The primary investigations conducted by Central Darfur State's security authorities have proved the involvement of members of the SLM/Abdul-Wahid Mohamed Nur faction in the riot incidents in Nertiti town, west of Jebel Marra," he noted.

He said some elements of the SLM infiltrated into the village and committed some criminal acts, forcing an army force to intervene to resolve the matter.

On Sunday, Abdallah Saleh al-Shafie, humanitarian official of displaced persons and refugees association in central Darfur state, reportedly said that Nertiti incidents left nine people dead and 60 others wounded, some of them are seriously hurt.

Sudan's Darfur region has been witnessing a civil war since 2003, where major armed groups in the region refuse to join the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur (DDPD), which was signed in Doha, Qatar in 2011.

On last Saturday, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir decided to extend a cease-fire for one more month at all conflict areas in Sudan. Endit