South Sudan: Diplomat Says IGAD Force Will Not Protect South Sudan's Oil

May 8, 2014 | Radio Tamazuj
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Sudan’s deputy ambassador in South Sudan says the proposed East African IGAD force in South Sudan will protect only ceasefire monitors and has no other purpose, suggesting that the force would not be involved in defending oil fields as was earlier reported.  

In an interview with Radio Tamazuj today, Ambassador Magdi Ahmed Mofadal reiterated the Sudanese government’s opposition to the presence of East African forces in oil fields in South Sudan and called for the withdrawal of Ugandan troops.