Sudan Claims Control of Darfur Mountain After Weeks of Fighting
- Army urges people displaced by clashes with rebels to return
- About 45,000 may have fled violence that began in mid-January
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Sudan’s army said it’s in control of most of a mountainous area of Darfur after three weeks of clashes with rebels, calling on civilians who fled to return home. The insurgents denied the claim.
“The armed forces, having claimed control over Jebel Marra and secured all routes, passages and important sites, are calling on all citizens to return to their villages and homes,” military spokesman Ahmed Khalifa said in a statement published late Monday by SUNA, the state-run news agency. “The area is safe and stable and roads have reopened.”