UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2013-09087 Doc No C05424583 Date 01 22 2014 RELEASED IN PART B6 ACTION AF-00 INFO LOG-00 NP-00 AID-00 AMAD-00 CIAE-00 INL-00 USNW-00 DODE-00 DOEE-00 SRPP-00 DS-00 EAP-00 EB-00 EUR-00 FBIE-00 VC-00 H-00 TEDE-00 INR-00 10-00 LAB-01 L-00 VCE-00 M-00 AC-00 NEA-00 NSAE-00 01C-02 OMB-00 OPIC-01 PA-00 PM-00 PRS-00 ACE-00 P-00 SCT-00 SP-00 IRM-00 SSO-00 SS-00 STR-00 TRSE-00 USIE-00 EPAE-00 ECA-00 PMB-00 DSCC-00 PRM-00 DRL-00 G-00 NFAT-00 SAS-00 004W CE87E2 111003Z 38 R 110454Z DEC 03 FM AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM TO SECSTATE WASHDC 0155 INFO AMEMBASSY ADDIS ABABA AMEMBASSY ASMARA AMEMBASSY CAIRO AMEMBASSY KAMPALA AMEMBASSY KHARTOUM AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY NAIROBI AMEMBASSY NDJAMENA NSC WASHDC AMEMBASSY OSLO AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE USMISSION USUN N Y CONFIDENTIALKHARTOUM 001060 DEPT FOR AF SG E O 12958 DECL 12 11 2013 TAGS PHUM PGOV PREL EAID SU SUBJECT VIOLENCE ESCALATING IN DARFUR FUR TRIBE ACCUSES GOS REF KHARTOUM 1059 CLASSIFIED BY GGALLUCCI COM US EMBASSY DOS REASON B D C DURING A DECEMBER 10 MEETING WITH POLOFF SAID THAT THE FUR TRIBE IS CONVINCED THAT THE GOS IS MAKING A DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO DIVIDE THE AFRICAN TRIBES IN DARFUR AND TO ARABIZE THE WESTERN REGION HE SAID THAT THE SUDANESE ARMY COULD NOT DEFEAT THE SLA AND THAT GOS ATTACKS IN DARFUR ARE INCREASING AND ARE TARGETING CIVILIANS THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IS WORSENING HE SAID AND IT IS CRITICAL THAT THERE BE IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO DISPLACED PERSONS FOR HUMANITARIAN AID THE SLA AND JEM HE CLAIMED HAD AGREED TO SECURE THE ROADS IN THEIR AREAS PROPOSED THAT THE DARFUR NET COORDINATE HUMANITARIAN RELIEF AND SAID THAT STATE MINISTER MOHAMED YOUSEF WOULD WORK WITH THE GOS TO MAKE IT HAPPEN TIME HE EMPHASIZED REVIEW AUTHORITY Charles Daris Senior Reviewer UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2013-09087 Doc No C05424583 Date 01 22 2014 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2013-09087 Doc No C05424583 Date 01 22 2014 IS CRITICAL UN AND NGO SOURCES REPORT THAT REBELS PLAN TO ATTACK THE WEST DARFUR TOWN OF EL GENEINA END SUMMARY 2 C ON DECEMBER 10 POLOFF MET WITH REVIEWED THE HISTORY OF THE TRIBE AND ITS ROLE IN SUDANESE POLITICS CLAIMING THAT THE TRIBE AND OTHER DARFUR TRIBES HAD BEEN MARGINALIZED BY A SUCCESSION OF GOVERNMENTS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PERIOD AND HAD BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN THE OVERTHROW OF SEVERAL GOVERNMENTS HE CHARACTERIZED THE PRESENT SITUATION AS CRITICAL CLAIMING THAT THE GOS AND GOS-SPONSORED JINJAWEED MILITIA HAD KILLED 8 716 FUR TRIBE MEMBERS SINCE AUGUST 2002 OTHER TRIBES HE ADDED HAVE SUFFERED LOSSES AS WELL IN ADDITION TO THE DEATHS HE SAID VILLAGES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED MASSIVE LOOTING HAS OCCURRED AND CROPS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED THE HUMANITARIAN DISASTER WILL CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER YEAR AS A RESULT HE SAID MANY OF THE DISPLACED HE SAID HAVE FOUND REFUGE WITH FUR FAMILIES IN MORE SECURE AREAS BUT THIS HAS PROVOKED ANOTHER HUMANITARIAN PROBLEM AS SANITATION AND FOOD SUPPLY PROBLEMS INCREASE NOTE THE UN HAS CONFIRMED SEEING CIVILIANS WITH SHRAPNEL WOUNDS IN THE REGION 3 C SAID THAT THE SLA COULD NOT BE DEFEATED BY THE GOS FORCES OR THE JINJAWEED HE CLAIMED THAT THE SLA HAD DEFEATED GOVERNMENT FORCES IN 35 OUT OF 37 FIGHTS LEADING TO A GOS DECISION TO USE AIR ATTACKS AGAINST CIVILIANS AS A WEAPON HE CONFIRMED THE PRESENCE OF ARMED HIND HELICOPTERS AT ALL THREE MAJOR AIRPORTS IN THE REGION NOTE THE UN ALSO CONFIRMED THIS AS WELL AS THE PRESENCE OF WEAPONS HE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THE GOS HAS MOVED DARFURIAN MEMBERS OF THE ARMY OUT OF THE REGION AS THEIR ALLEGIANCE IS TO THEIR TRIBES WHEN THE PEACE AGREEMENT BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH IS SIGNED HE SAID THE AFRICAN TRIBES IN DARFUR FEAR THAT THE GOS WILL SEND MORE OF ITS ARMY TO THE WEST TO CLEAN THINGS UP 4 C SAID THAT HE HAD TALKED WITH SLA AND JEM LEADERS BOTH GROUPS HE SAID HAD AGREED TO SECURE THEIR AREAS FOR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE DELIVERIES WHEN GIVEN 2 DAYS NOTICE BY THE DARFUR NET HE ALSO SAID HE HAD TALKED WITH STATE MINISTER FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS MOHAMED YOUSEF ALSO FROM DARFUR ABOUT A SIMILAR GOVERNMENT GUARANTEE HE BELIEVES THAT THIS IS AN IMPORTANT STEP AND HAS DISCUSSED IMPLEMENTATION WITH THE UNDP EMPHASIZED THAT IT IS URGENT THAT PRESIDENT BESHIR MAKE A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT GUARANTEEING SAFETY OF HUMANITARIAN DELIVERIES AND HIS COMMITMENT TO RESOLVING THE DARFUR CRISIS 5 C COMMENT EMBASSY WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK DARFUR CONFLICT AND RAISE OUR CONCERN WITH THE GOS COM HAS ALSO TASKED ALL MISSION COMPONENTS TO FOCUS AVAILABLE ASSETS ON GETTING A BETTER HANDLE ON EVENTS ON THE GROUND IN DARFUR END COMMENT UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2013-09087 Doc No C05424583 Date 01 22 2014 UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2013-09087 Doc No C05424583 Date 01 22 2014 GALLUCCI NNNN UNCLASSIFIED U S Department of State Case No F-2013-09087 Doc No C05424583 Date 01 22 2014                     National Security Archive    Suite 701  Gelman Library 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