Dozens of dead and wounded in the attack of Janjaweed elements in West Darfur
The General Coordination of Displaced Persons and Refugees in Sudan announced the killing of 17 Sudanese, wounding dozens, and burning entire 4 villages, in the Jebel Moon areas, south of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, during an attack launched by the " Janjaweed militia ", on Thursday.
The official spokesman for the General Coordination of Displaced Persons and Refugees in Sudan, Adam Rijal, said: “The attack, which began in the early hours of Thursday morning, continued until about evening, stressing that the internet networks were cut off during the attack, which resulted in the difficulty of sending distress calls to protect civilians. It is expected that the Janjaweed will attack again tomorrow.
And he held the Sudanese government officials responsible for what happened to the defenseless civilians living in the Jebel Moon areas near West Darfur state.
He pointed out that military movements are taking place in the administrative units of the Darfur region, which has doubled the state of panic and fear among the citizens, calling on human rights and humanitarian organizations and the media to move to stop any possible attacks in the coming hours.
Congestion in the Libyan capital as the armed “Bashagha convoy” moved towards it, and international and regional contacts halted its progress
Tripoli - Severe congestion witnessed in the capital, Tripoli, yesterday, Thursday, with the approaching entry of the Prime Minister-designate from Parliament, Fathi Pashaga, after he promised to exercise his work from inside the capital within two days, and with a wave of resignations witnessed by the national unity government, including ministries and ministers.
Where a number of gunmen affiliated with the Government of National Unity closed the coastal road linking Al-Khums, Tripoli and Masalata with earth mounds, and many pictures showed the spread of armed phenomena on other roads and the closure of some of the main corridors in the capital.
A group of media outlets also published statements of a number of military forces, some of which declared their readiness to defend the national unity government, and others confirmed their readiness to secure the entry of the Prime Minister-designate from Parliament, Fathi Bashagha.
Prime Minister Fathi Bashagha was sworn in before parliament a week ago, and said on Tuesday that he would arrive in Tripoli within two days, pledging to perform his duties as prime minister there peacefully.
However, any attempt to bring Bashagha into the capital may erupt fighting between the armed factions that support him and other factions that support the legitimate prime minister, Abdul Hamid al-Dabaiba. Dabaiba, who was chosen a year ago to head a transitional unity government, says he will not leave his post until after elections. The Minister of Civil Service, Abdel Fattah Khoja, Minister of State for Migration Affairs, Ijdid Maatouq, and Minister of State for Displaced Affairs and Human Rights Ahmed Abu Khuzam, along with the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, Ali al-Tabouni, submitted their resignations from the government, declaring their full readiness to hand over power to the Libyan government headed by Fathi Bashagha.
Reuters said that an armed convoy belonging to Bashagha moved towards Tripoli on Thursday before turning back.
Military sources said that the convoy moved from Misurata, but it did not find a way to enter Tripoli without facing resistance from the factions supporting Dabaiba.
Bashagha's office said the convoy was a security force that did not seek to engage in war, and that it had returned to its former base in response to the demands of international and regional friends.
A Reuters witness, just outside Tripoli on the main coastal road to Misrata, said there were military vehicles and fighters stationed on the road, but that vehicular traffic was proceeding normally and there was no indication of clashes.
US Ambassador to Libya Richard Norland said in a tweet that he spoke to Bashagha and praised efforts to "resolve the current political dispute through negotiations, not force."
The United Nations Mission in Libya has expressed concern over reports of troop mobilization and large convoy movements of armed groups that have increased tensions in and around Tripoli.
In a statement, she stressed the importance of maintaining calm and stability in the country, calling on all parties to refrain from any action that could lead to armed clashes.
and urged cooperation with the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Libya in her continuing good offices; To find a negotiating way out of the current political impasse.
The US ambassador and envoy to Libya called on the Libyan parties to seize the opportunity to pursue a political solution instead of risking an escalation.
Norland declared, in a tweet via Twitter on Thursday, his full support for the message of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya, in which it said that it is closely following with concern reports related to the mobilization of forces and the movement of large columns of armed groups, which led to an increase in tension in and around Tripoli.
In the same context, the Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Libya, Stephanie Williams, called on everyone without exception to exercise restraint and refrain from any provocative actions, in word and deed, including troop movements.
And she stressed, in a tweet on the social networking site Twitter, the need to take advantage of the good offices of the United Nations to mediate and help the Libyans find a consensual way forward.
Williams published a tweet by the United Nations mission, in which she said that it is closely following with concern reports related to the mobilization of forces and the movement of large columns of armed groups, which led to an increase in tension in and around Tripoli.
In another statement, the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Libya, Stephanie Williams, said that they are not in the field of supporting or recognizing governments, and stressed that they are focusing on pressing for elections.
She added, in statements to Reuters news agency, that she wants to hold talks between members of the House of Representatives and the Supreme Council of State before the holy month of Ramadan, at the beginning of next April.
The UN advisor indicated that they need to continue these talks before the month of Ramadan, and stressed that they have devoted two weeks to laying the constitutional basis, and during that period they also hope to work on the electoral law.
A day earlier, the Minister of Interior in the government emanating from the House of Representatives, Major General Issam Abu Zariba, announced that he officially assumed his duties, on Tuesday, after taking the constitutional oath before the Speaker of Parliament, Counselor Aqila Saleh, speaking about security arrangements for the government to start its work from Tripoli.
He stressed the end of the term of the former minister in the national unity government, calling on all security directorates and all security departments, agencies and sectors not to deal with the expired government of national unity, calling for the need to abide by the instructions and orders issued to them by the Ministry of Interior of the Libyan government.
The Minister of Interior in the government of Fathi Bashagha stressed the raising of the degree of readiness to secure the state's headquarters and institutions and its vital facilities, and to prevent any security breaches that affect the security of the capital and the safety of civilians.
Abu Zariba added that we will start our work as a national government that represents all Libyans from within the capital, Tripoli, stressing in this context that the Ministry of Interior is in the process of finalizing all security arrangements necessary for the Libyan government to carry out its work from inside Tripoli, expressing his government’s keenness on the peaceful transfer of power. Sources from Maitika International Airport also confirmed that international flights continue according to the schedules prepared for them, while internal flights to eastern Libya are still suspended, in compliance with what was ordered by the competent authorities in the country, especially the Civil Aviation Authority.