February 19, 2008: Helicopter gunships are bombing the Jebel Moun mountains of Sudan, not far from the Chadian border. Sudan's army spokesman said the army had begun a "cleansing" operation of the whole area. As a result, twenty thousand civilians directly caught in the cross-fire are fleeing into Chad in the past few weeks, and 160,000 others are in imminent danger. And with the diminished UN personnel on-site, for most there is nowhere to call for these people, but to God.
As the UNHCR tried to move about 8,000 newly arrived refugees away from the border, they were stopped by an unknown armed group. Thus, these newly arrived refugees remain in danger.
Please pray that God would intervene on behalf of these who need Him so desperately in this troubled time.
Original Articles:
http://africa.reuters.com/top/news/usnBAN956093.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7252300.stm
http://www.irinnews.org/fr/ReportFrench.aspx?ReportId=76816
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