HORN OF AFRICA: IRIN Update
SUDAN: Role of security forces investigated
Sudanese authorities are investigating the attack on Kassala, where more
than 130 people were killed in fighting between government forces and
rebels on Wednesday. Commissioner of Kassala province Mohammad Yusuf said
on state television on 9 November that 52 civilians and soldiers had been
killed in the fighting. State media reports said 80 fighters from the
rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) were also killed, and state
television showed bodies of the rebels. The commissioner said 433
civilians and soldiers had been wounded in the battle for the town, but
that it was now back in the hands of the government. "There is complete
calm, stability and security in Kassala and the surrounding areas," Yusuf
said. State television showed many houses and public office buildings that
had been completely or partly destroyed in the fighting.
The Sudanese authorities would determine whether government forces had
failed to carry out their duty effectively, news agencies and local
newspapers said at the weekend. According to local news reports, Sudanese
security forces were still conducting operations to flush any remaining
rebels out of the border town.
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