Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) -- The Sudanese army recaptured a town in the western region of Darfur three weeks after rebel forces overran pro-government forces in the area, the state-run Sudan News Agency reported, citing a military spokesman.I have tons of respect for Ban Ki-Moon.
Aerial bombardments and ground fire around the town of Muhajiriya, which is 80 kilometers (50 miles) east of the South Darfur state capital, Nyala, had threatened as many as 30,000 civilians in the area, the United Nations said. The UN-backed peacekeeping force in Darfur, known as Unamid, yesterday said an aircraft dropped three bombs close to its camp in the town.
One government soldier died and nine were wounded in the recapture of Muhajiriya, Sudanese army spokesman Brigadier Osman Mohamed Al-Aghbash said in a statement yesterday, according to SUNA.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Feb. 2 urged Sudan’s government and rebels to halt fighting in the area.
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