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Arab League rejects rebel call for ‘no-fly zones’

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    The Arab League on Tuesday reaffirmed its support for the sovereignty, unity and integrity of Sudan, and voiced its opposition to any attempt to boost “separatist trends” through extending material and military aid, or imposing ‘no-fly zones’ within Sudan, SUNA reported. The League was responding to the SPLM’s call for a no-fly zone to be declared for government aircraft in south Sudan because of indiscriminate bombing of civilian populations. “We urge the international community to declare the New Sudan [the SPLM’s terms for the south] a no-fly zone for Government of Sudan planes so as to protect the civilian population,” a press release from the rebel movement stated last week.

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