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FM AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2693
INFO RUCNFUR/DARFUR COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KHARTOUM 001094 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPT FOR D, AF/FO, AF/RSA, AND AF/SPG 
DEPT PLS PASS USAID FOR AFR/EA AND DCHA SUDAN TEAM 
NAIROBI FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA, USAID/REDSO, AND FAS 
USMISSION UN ROME 
GENEVA FOR NKYLOH 
NAIROBI FOR SFO 
NSC FOR JMELINE, TSHORTLEY 
USUN FOR TMALY 
BRUSSELS FOR PLERNER 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: PGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
SUBJECT:  AU Interpreter, Two Protesters Killed; 11 AMIS 
CivPol Injured in Kalma and Hassahisa IDP Camp Riots 
 
Ref:  Khartoum 01090 
 
¶1.  Summary:  On May 8, IDPs protesting the Darfur peace 
agreement rioted in the Kalma IDP camp near Nyala, South 
Darfur, and killed an African Union civilian police 
interpreter and injured eight civilian police, two 
seriously.  They also severely damaged the civilian 
police station and two AMIS vehicles.  The incident 
followed the visit by UN U/S Egeland.  Also on May 8, 
IDPs demonstrating at the Hassahisa IDP camp in Zalingei 
attacked the AMIS civilian police station, seriously 
injuring three civilian police, destroying the building, 
burning three vehicles, and vandalizing two other 
vehicles.  The rioters also burned huts near the Sudanese 
Government military camp; Sudanese Armed Forces soldiers 
responded by opening fire, killing two protesters.  Most 
aid agencies continued their work in both IDP camps.  End 
summary. 
 
¶2.  On May 8, the AU Civilian Police headquarters in El 
Fasher released the following flash report: 
 
(Begin text) 
 
FLASH REPORT:  IDPs ATTACK ON CIVPOL OFFICERS IN ZALINGEI 
AND NYALA 
 
Sector 7 - Zalingei (Hassahisa IDP Camp) 
 
On 8th May 2006 this office received a report that the 
Civpol Police Station at Hassahisa IDPs Camp in Zalingei 
has been attacked by the IDPs during a demonstration. 
According to report the IDPs had burnt down the Civpol 
Police Station and 3 AMIS vehicles.  That 2 other AMIS 
vehicles had been vandalized whilst three (3) Civpol 
officers had sustained serious injuries.  The 
demonstrators also attacked the GoS police camp close to 
the Civpol police station. 
 
The Protection Force quickly proceeded to the station and 
evacuated the Civpol officers to AU camp.  The 
demonstrators later marched to the AU camp and surrounded 
it.  They also went to the GoS Military Camp which is 
adjacent to the AU camp and started burning some thatched 
huts.  As a result, the GoS Military opened fire and 
injured two persons who later died whilst receiving 
treatment at AMIS Clinic in the AU camp. 
 
According to the report the IDPs are not happy with the 
Peace Agreement which was recently signed in Abuja. 
 
Sector 2 - Nyala (Kalma IDP Camp) 
 
A large group of IDPs attacked AMIS Civpol officers at 
Kalma IDP Camp on the 8th of May 2006 at about 1140.  As 
a result the Language Assistant attached to Kalma Civpol 
Police Station was killed during the attack while eight 
(8) Civpol officers were injured.  Two (2) of the injured 
have since been admitted at AMIS Clinic in Nyala and the 
remaining six (6) were treated and discharged. 
 
Two (2) AMIS vehicles and the Civpol Police Station have 
been extensively damaged while a Thuraya phone and two 
hand-held radios (motorolas) are missing. 
 
The reasons for the attack has not yet been established. 
 
Currently the security situation is very tense in these 
two areas.  Further details to follow as soon as they are 
available. 
 
¶D. Moenyana (Director) 
Civpol Commissioner 
El Fasher 
 
(End text) 
 
¶3.  Comment:  The events took place at the end of UN U/S 
Jan Egeland's visit to the Kalma IDP camp; he departed 
for Nyala as crowds gathered.  Several vehicles 
accompanying his delegation were also stoned and damaged. 
 
KHARTOUM 00001094  002 OF 002 
 
 
Most aid agencies continued their operations in Kalma 
camp on May 8th despite the violence.  NGOs plan to send 
reduced staff to the camp today to assess the situation 
and resume activities if security permits. 
Further details will follow in an IIR report to be issued 
today.  End comment. 
 
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