AU says incidents in east Sudan are cause for concern
AFP, July, 2005
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SIRTE, Libya (AFP) — The recent fighting in eastern Sudan between rebel forces and government troops is a cause for concern, an African Union (AU) official said on the sidelines of an AU foreign ministers meeting.
"Its a matter of concern, obviously," Said Djinnit, AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, told reporters in Sirte, adding that the AU was not expecting "incidents to spread across Sudan".
In June an eastern Sudan rebel movement, the Eastern Front, attacked government positions around Tokar (a town close to Sudan's east Coast, midway between Port Sudan and the Eritrean border) and claimed to have made significant advances against government troops.
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Khartoum confirmed that there was military activity in the region, but denied rebel claims that it had carried out an aerial bombing campaign against civilian targets.
Djinnit reaffirmed that the AU expanded force for the troubled Darfur region of Western Sudan was on ...
