Abductions and Bombers

Rebels in Darfur abducted an estimated 50 peacekeepers from the United Nations, says Voice of America, on February 20^th 2012. The rebels, part of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), said that the abduction happened because the UN representatives entered into the rebel camp without permission, which obviously they did not appreciate. There was a suspicion that some there were Sudanese Agents within the group as well, which raised the awareness of the rebels. Now, onto the overhead bombings that have been occurring in the Sudan area, Nicholas D. Kristof of The New York Times said he was with a family in the mountains of Sudan when he heard the sound of an Antonov Bomber going overhead. When Kristof heard the noise he didn’t no what to do at the moment, but the family was already in motion. The Nuba people have been hiding in caves in the Nuba Mountains ever since the bombing started. The Sudan Government has been trying very hard to cut off supply lines to the Nuba Mountains, in an effort to get rid of all the remaining families hiding in the mountains. Kristof was also in a village called Dar, and heard first hand how dedicated these rebels are to bring down the regime of Omar Bashir. While in the village of Dar, Kristof was talking to General Nimeri Morat, of the Sudan Peoples Liberation Army (SPLA), who said “We will fight the Omar Bashir regime until we die…then our children will fight.” I see a long, long rebellion ahead for the South Sudanese.