4 June 2011 Khartoum — The Sudanese government today rejected the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) presidential statement issued on Friday which called on the North to withdraw its forces from Abyei. The Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) moved on to seize the oil rich region last month in retaliation to an attack on one of its convoys by Southern forces near the area.
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Libyan rebels are arbitrarily detaining dozens of civilians suspected of being loyal to ruler Moammar Gadhafi and are holding them without trial or due process, Human Rights Watch charged Sunday.
