يوميات الثورة السودانية - الجزء الثالث

Quote: Active hostilities continued in South Kordofan and Blue Nile States throughout the reporting period, with aerial bombardment and ground fighting between Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Popular Defence Forces (PDF) resulting in civilian casualties and displacement in 13 counties of the two states.1 Ground offensives in Abbasiya, Bau, Heiban, Dilling, and Kadugli counties reportedly resulted in the destruction of four civilian settlements and new displacement of more than 5,000 civilians in SPLM-N areas during February 2014. During the reporting period, 1,600 conflict-affected individuals registered as refugees in South Sudan, and 425 reached refugee assistance in Ethiopia.2 The ongoing crisis in Upper Nile State, South Sudan, continued to impact the security environment in Maban County and SPLM-N held areas of Blue Nile State during the reporting period. Population movement of South Sudanese IDPs across the Yabus border into Ethiopia, through SPLM-N held areas of Blue Nile State, slowed during February 2014, reportedly due to restrictions imposed on population movement. Aerial bombardment of civilian settlements in Wadeka and Chali Alfil payams of Kurmuk County in Blue Nile State during the reporting period resulted in damage to shelter and civilian displacement. In addition, six Sudanese refugees seeking assistance and protection in South Sudan were reportedly killed during aerial bombardment of Khor Tumbak and Guffa areas in Maban County, South Sudan, during February 2014. On 10 February 2014, the Humanitarian Aid Commissioner in South Kordofan State announced a ‘tripartite agreement’ between the state government, UN agencies, and the local community to deliver aid in South Kordofan State. Areas under the control of SPLM-N were not covered in the plan. On 7 February 2014, the SPLM-N released a ‘Background Memo’ detailing the deterioration of the humanitarian situation in SPLM-N held areas and calling for the AU High Level Implementation Panel (AUHIP) to prioritize agreement on humanitarian access in the forthcoming negotiations between the Government of Sudan (GoS) and the SPLM-N.3 On 14 February 2014, the UN Security Council adopted a press statement regarding unimplemented elements of UNSCR 2046. The Council reiterated its key demands for action to address the situation in South Kordofan and Blue Nile.4 On 14 February 2014, the AUHIP hosted direct negotiations between the GoS and the SPLM-N in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which continued on 28 February 2014. The Panel offered a draft framework agreement to the parties on 18 February 2014, calling for a cessation of hostilities and humanitarian access to civilians in SPLM-N held areas. The talks were suspended on 2 March 2014, following an announcement by the Panel that it could no longer continue its mediation due to the considerable gap in the positions of the two parties, and referring the matter back to the AU Peace and Security Council (AUPSC) for further guidance.5