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Tuesday, December 14, 2010     INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING

UN confirms Sudan strikes against South in advance of referendum

CAIRO — The United Nations said the regime of Sudanese President Omar Bashir was attacking the semi-autonomous south.

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The UN asserted that Khartoum's military was conducting air and artillery strikes on southern Sudan. The attacks were said to have taken place in November and December, ahead of key referendums in January 2011.

"After verification it was established by the members that air attacks took place in the vicinity of Timsaha in Western Bahr Al Ghazal and no casualties have been reported," UN spokesman Kouider Zerrouk said.


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In a statement on Dec. 13, the UN provided the first independent confirmation of southern reports that the Bashir regime was conducting bombing operations. The northern military has denied the reports.

The UN confirmation was released after the cancellation of the referendum on independence for Sudan's oil-rich region of Abyei. Khartoum has also sought to block the Jan. 9 referendum on the future of the entire south.

"Scattered incidents of intimidation and obstruction were reported but did not seem to be part of a broader pattern, and potential registrants were generally able to participate in the process without constraint," the statement from the joint Sudanese observer missions SuGDE and SuNDE said.



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