Sudan’s Security and Defense Council announced taking measures to face the current security situation, in light of tribal conflicts in some areas, which have left dozens dead and wounded.
The Security Council, chaired by President of the Sudanese Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, listened to detailed reports from the police, military intelligence, and the General Intelligence Service on the security situation in the country.
It mainly focused on the cities of El-Geneina, Nyala, Port Sudan, and the capital, Khartoum.
A senior source told Asharq Al-Awsat that the Council has taken several decisions, including the deployment of additional forces in some areas and boosting the police presence on the roads.
The Council also ordered the formation of an investigation committee from the central government in the attacks on the United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) headquarters in Nyala, the capital of South Darfur state, the source noted.
He pointed to orders issued to the leaders of the security services to submit detailed reports on the security situation in all parts of the country during the upcoming meeting of the Security and Defense Council.
Meanwhile, UNAMID reported new statistics for the numbers of dead and injured in the incidents that had taken place in El Geneina city last week.
It said it is deeply concerned about reports of intercommunal violence in West Darfur that left 65 people dead and approximately 54 injured, displaced thousands of civilian population, destroyed shelters and burnt villages.
“UNAMID condemns the violence and stresses the importance of resolving all disputes peacefully and amicably and calls on all parties to restrain from the use of force, especially against the civilian population, including women and children,” it said in a statement.
It highlighted the egregious intercommunal clashes that have deteriorated the security and humanitarian situation in El Geneina and the surrounding area.
It also acknowledged the efforts exerted by the Government to contain the situation and called upon relevant government authorities to maximize their efforts to establish a protective environment and restore peace and order in and around the greater El Geneina community.
