Darfur SLM-Nur urges UN to protect Darfur refugees

Sudan Tribune report June 9, 2006 - excerpt:

The Rebel Sudan Liberation Movement led by Abdelwahid al-Nur welcomed the Security Council visit to the refugee camps in Sudanese Darfur and Chad, the SLM urged the United Nations to protect the affected Darfur civilians.

In a press release issued Thursday the SLM-al-Nur renewed its rejection for the African Union brokered peace deal signed on 5 May between the Sudanese government and the SLM-Minawi faction. The rebel group repeated appeals for UN mediation to settle Darfur conflict.

The SLM also raises for the first time the question the, Tribal Lands Ownership, and call for its reinstallation.

Below the text of the SLM/A Press Satement

See Full report. Note, Press Statement signed by Jaffer Monro, Spokesperson and Press Secretary, SLM/A. For more info regarding above Press Release, please contact: Nouri Abdalla, SLM/A, GSM: +254-72-752-2952 Email: nouriabdalla@yahoo.com