Sudanese army denies Chadian accusation
Posted by African Press International on December 1, 2007
Khartoum (Sudan) The Sudanese army on Saturday denied an accusation by the Chadian government that they are helping rebels fighting it in the Sudan-Chad border in the west.
In a statement issued here on Saturday, the army rejected the accusation and said what is happening in Chad was an an internal affair”.
The statement added that Sudan wanted a stable Chad because of its influence on Darfur in western Sudan.
The conflict in the western Sudanese region of Darfur erupted in February 2003 and has claimed more than 200,000 lives and displaced over two million others.
Chad recently protested to the Sudanese government that its army was helping the Chadian rebels battling its government forces in the east of the country.
The Chad government summoned the Sudanese ambassador on Thursday to protest against the recent attacks in its eastern border with Sudan.
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