Darfur rebels attack oil institutions
Sudan, Politics, 12/21/2004

The Sudanese government accused the Darfur rebels of attacking oil establishments in Darfur south where battles were renewed between the two sides and the African Union forces were obliged to provisionally postpone the monitoring mission.

The commander of the estate's police, Abdin al-Taher, said that the rebels attacked the oil pumping station and this resulted in killing 15 persons including 10 members of the government forces. One official from the ministry of oil in Khartoum said that the operations in Sharif oil field which pumps some 3000 barrels daily was not affected by the attack.

One official from the African Union said that opening fire at a plane for the Union in southern Darfur province will prevent the union's forces from implementing their tasks. He explained that the helicopter was on its way to Labado area to the east of Neyala, the capital of the province, when it was exposed to fire and was obliged to return back.

The official considered that the attack was evidence that the truce between the government and the rebels in Labado is not solid.

The government forces and the rebels clashed in Labado area after the end of a ceasefire on Saturday evening. The Sudanese government announced on Sunday evening that it will stop immediately all fighting in Labado area and asked the African Union and the UN to get a similar commitment from the rebels.

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