Sudan denies attacking relief operations

Humanitarian aid commissioner Sulaf Eddin Saleh told AFP that it was “a legitimate right of the government to defend itself after the United Nations and the international community have failed to stop violations by the rebel movement of the existing ceasefire in Bahr el-Ghazal”. He said in an interview that the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) “persistently violates the ceasefire and publicly declares its day-to-day military operations in Bahr el-Ghazal, yet the UN keeps silent”, AFP reported. The relief commissioner also denied attacking any humanitarian aircraft or offices, according to the BBC. Saleh said his government honoured all clearances it issued for relief flights, but also had the right to defend itself against any ceasefire violations.