Darfour rebels have acknowledged that military support
was flowing from Libya. JEM spokesman Ahmed Adam, however, said the Sudanese
security campaign would fail because the Interior Ministry lacked officers
to seal the border.
The Sudanese Interior Ministry said the campaign to bolster border
security would include a reorganization of the police as well as the closure
of the country's border with Libya. Officials said bandits from Libya have
crossed into Sudan and were attacking civilians.
"It has become subjected to threats and attacks from rebels and outlaws
who commit robberies and extortion," the Interior Ministry said.
In a statement on July 28, the ministry said the border would be closed
starting July 1. The statement did not rule out an extensive closure of the
frontier with Libya, deemed a longtime adversary of Sudan.
"The decision will be enforced starting on July 1, 2010 and until other
directives are issued," the ministry said.
Interior Minister Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamid also announced that Sudan would
reorganize its border police, particularly units deployed along the Libyan
frontier. Hamid did not elaborate.