Sudan: Darfur Rebels Urge Humanitarian Aid to Civilians, Caution Against Mali Group

6 February 2013

Khartoum — A Darfur rebel group urged humanitarian assistance to civilians displaced by the combats in Jebel Marra and warned the international community against the alleged arrival of Malian Islamist group in the region.

The UK based Sudan Social Development Organization (SUDO) said in a report released last week that the the number of families displaced by the fighting between the Sudanese army and the Sudan Liberation Movement - Abdel Wahid (SLM-AW) in Jebel Marra reached 1462 families. Last December, UNAMID spoke about 850 families.

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