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Sudanese Government Denies Attack on Southern Rebels

The Sudanese government on Wednesday denied claims by southern rebels that government forces had killed more than 1,000 people in a major offensive in south Sudan's western Upper Nile region.


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The Sudanese government on Wednesday denied claims by southern rebels that government forces had killed more than 1,000 people in a major offensive in south Sudan's western Upper Nile region.

"This is a figment of someone's imagination. The government haslaunched no offensive in that area," Muhammad Ahmad Dirdiery, charge d'affaires at the Sudanese Embassy in Nairobi told journalists.

Media reports said earlier that more than 1,000 people have been killed in attacks by government forces in south Sudan's oil region.

The reports quoted Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLA) spokesman Samson Kwaje as saying that the fighting started on Friday when government militia forces attacked SPLA positions around the town of Tam.

However, the Sudanese charge d'affaires said the government andsome militias allied to the rebels had been involved in low-level skirmishes in an attempt to gain territory ahead of a possible ceasefire agreement.

"The situation continues to be fragile without a comprehensive ceasefire," Dirdiery said, noting that it is very unusual for 1,000 people to be reported dead as a consequence of fighting over asingle weekend.

The dispute followed closely the conclusion of a peace deal between the rebels and the Sudanese government as well as a meeting in Uganda between rebel leader John Garang and Sudanese President Omar Hassan Ahmed Al-Bashir.


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