Sudan to close border with Libya due to Darfur rebels

Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) leader Dr Khalil Ibrahim

Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim is based in Libya

Sudan has announced it is closing its border with Libya because Darfur rebels operate in the area.

The border is to close on Thursday, 1 July, an interior ministry statement said.
Libya said it understood the decision, given the upheaval in Darfur.

The announcement comes amid worsening tensions between Sudan and Libya, which is harbouring a rebel leader, Khalil Ibrahim, wanted by Khartoum.
Their common border includes the Darfur region, where the UN estimates that 300,000 people have died since fighting broke out between Sudanese government forces and rebels in 2003.
The Sudanese statement said the decision was taken to protect travellers from "rebels and outlaws".
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The closure will last until security forces along the border are reorganised.
The statement did not mention the presence of Mr Ibrahim in Libya.
He was last month refused entry into Chad from Libya.
There has been a recent upsurge in fighting in Darfur after a relative lull.
About 600 people died in fighting in Darfur in May, the highest monthly toll since UN peacekeepers were deployed in 2008.
Most of the fighting was between Mr Ibrahim's Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) and Sudan's army.
Jem has pulled out of peace talks with the government, accusing it of acting in bad faith.

BBC

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