بيان :من ابناء المسيريه بالخليج العربى حول الاحداث بين المسيريه والحركه الشعبيه

Quote: Baggara Arab clashes with Sudan's SPLA soldiers in northern Bhar el Ghazal undefined undefined 12/23/2007 By: The New Sudan Vision (NSV), www.newsudanvision.com Dec. 23, 07 (Northern Bhar el Ghazal NSV) - There are lots of deaths that occurred in the last two days in Grinti, northern Bahr el Ghazal. Reports reaching NSV from the area revealed clashes took place between the Baggara Arab and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in the area. The place of the incident is between Majok and Meiram which is two hours' drive away. For the last few months since rain subsided, Arab speaking Baggara of various clans are trying to force their ways to southern Sudan beyond Kiir River. Their attempts met some resistance from the local government in the area while local population who recently returned from northern Sudan are also trying to settle peacefully. The road that link Meiram and Aweil has undergone many disruptions in recent months as various armed groups clash from time to time. Transportation of food items and other materials of economical values are always affected by whatever violence occurring, it will result in immediate closure of the lifeline road that also joint both north and southern Sudan. The reasons for yesterday's violence are getting to NSV but immediate cause of the violence is the stubbornness of the Baggara tribe trying to force their way beyond 1956 borderlines, says a local informer. "There are 5 dead and more than 20 wounded. The Baggara attacked our army at around 8: 30pm," claimed one villager around the area. The number of dead people among the Baggara is not known. During the north-south conflict, 1983-2005, the Baggara tribes of Misseriya and Rizeigat were organized by Sadiq al Mahdi and empowered by Omer Behsir into paramilitary army. From December to May of each year, they will roam at the banks of River Kiir with their cattle. Militarily the Baggara looted and depleted cattle from Bahr el Ghazal and parts of Upper Nile. In September and October, "Baggara Zuruk" fought with the Nuba in Sunut, Legawa and Dapkar. CPA provisions give the right of landownership to the indigenous and the local government. Baggara tribesmen still behave in the old fashion of penetrating southern Sudan as they wish without being stopped. If JIU is not deployed in the area, further violence will cut off the vital route that is beneficial for IDPs' return. Thousands of them are moving from war torn Darfur and Kordofan through Meiram-Aweil highway each day; fed up by hard life in the north. As NSV went online, details were still coming out of northern Bahr el Ghazal with the situation still to be contained http://www.sudaneseonline.com/en2/publish/Latest_News_1...tmlnorthern_Bhar_el_