Sudan: Activists Demand Forceful Removal of Saf From Abyei

21 May 2012

Juba — A group of activists on Monday demanded that UN peace keepers forcefully remove the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) troops from Abyei, nearly a week after Sudan ignored a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution demanding the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all its remaining military and police personnel from the disputed region.

At a press briefing organised to mark the first anniversary of SAF's alleged invasion of Abyei, members of the Abyei Community Organization (ACO) in Juba expressed concern over the continued presence of Khartoum's forces in the region, after South Sudan's withdrawl of over 700 police personnel.

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