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DE RUEHKH #2766 3341517
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 301517Z NOV 06
FM AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5437
INFO RUCNFUR/DARFUR COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RHMFISS/CJTF HOA PRIORITY

UNCLAS KHARTOUM 002766 
 
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SIPDIS 
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DEPARTMENT FOR AF/SPG AND AF/SE 
NSC FOR PITTMAN AND SHORTLEY 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PREL MOPS SU
SUBJECT: DARFUR: UPDATE ON RECENT ATTACKS 
 
 
¶1. (SBU) The following timeline describes attacks in Darfur 
in the last week.  It is based on information from the UN 
Department for Safety and Security (UNDSS) and Embassy 
reporting. 
 
-- November 28:  SAF captured 16 vehicles and an undetermined 
number of fighters and weapons from the National Redemption 
Front (NRF) in Mellit.  Among those captured was the deputy 
commander of the NRF.  Separately, Arab militia looted a 
dozen shops in Mellit. 
 
-- November 26:  Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), supported by 
Antonov bombers, attacked Sani Hayat, 100 kilometers north of 
El Fasher.  Ten civilians were killed. 
 
-- November 26:  NRF forces led by Adam Bakheit attacked the 
Abu Jabra oil installation in South Darfur.  Bakheit claimed 
to have seized weapons, 12 vehicles, and other supplies.  The 
NRF withdrew shortly after the attack. 
 
-- November 25:  A SAF Antonov bombed the village of Mou, 110 
kilometers northeast of El Fasher, hitting a school.  The 
attack killed one child and wounded several others. 
 
-- November 24:  Unconfirmed reports indicate that Haskanita, 
a stronghold of Senior Assistant to the President and SLM 
leader Minni Minawi, was attacked by the National Redemption 
Front (NRF).  Minawi's forces denied the reports, while NRF 
contacts and independent sources claimed that some troops 
loyal to Minawi had changed sides during the attack.  The NRF 
claimed it had moved into the area in order to protect the 
population from ongoing militia attacks. 
 
-- November 24:  Residents of Um Jalbagh village north of El 
Fasher reported a joint SAF-Arab militia attack that resulted 
in four fatalities and eight casualties, in addition to the 
burning of huts and the looting of livestock. 
 
-- November 24:  G-19 rebels ambushed a SAF convoy of 49 
vehicles between Sani Hayi and Hillet Sani.  Six of the 
vehicles were reportedly burned and nine captured. 
Thiry-seven SAF soldier and 14 rebels died. 
 
-- November 24:  G-19/NRF forces clashed with the SAF between 
Birmaza and Wakhaim.  The number of casualties is unknown. 
The rebels claimed that the Sudanese government used a white 
helicopter to evacuate injured soldiers in order to make it 
appear as if it were a UN or AMIS aircraft. 
 
-- November 23:  Arab militias from Um Jalpakh (north of 
Tawila) attacked a village in the area of Um Saheal between 
El Fasher and Tawila.  One villager was killed and livestock 
were looted. 
 
-- November 22:  Unknown gunmen with 23 vehicles attacked the 
Sudanese government Special Police camp in Menawashi.  The 
attack left six policemen and a civilian dead and five 
wounded.  The gunmen withdrew in the direction of eastern 
Jebel Marra. 
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