{"id":187904,"date":"2013-03-19T23:45:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/sudan-army-in-major-search-campaign-for-alcohol-n-darfur\/"},"modified":"2013-03-19T23:45:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T23:45:00","slug":"sudan-army-in-major-search-campaign-for-alcohol-n-darfur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-army-in-major-search-campaign-for-alcohol-n-darfur","title":{"rendered":"Sudan army in \u2018major\u2019 search campaign for alcohol, N Darfur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) carried out a \u201cmajor\u201d search campaign in Kutum looking for places selling or manufacturing alcoholic beverages, local residents say. &#8220;Several people&#8221; were allegedly arrested on Tuesday morning as a result. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bystanders told Radio Dabanga the local SAF commander believes alcohol is one of the main reasons border guards and militias carry out abuses against civilians, considering their inhibitions are lowered when drunk.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, in an attempt to prevent further violations from happening, SAF-soldiers arrested &#8220;several people&#8221; accused of providing liquor to militias and border guards.<\/p>\n<p>Six months ago, the governor of North Darfur declared a state of emergency in Kutum locality following a wave of violence in the area. He ordered all law enforcement services to withdraw and the military assumed all of the security posts.<\/p>\n<p>The police force was scheduled to be reinstated in the city last Sunday, but local sources say the army is still in control. According to them, the security situation is \u201cunstable\u201d at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, pro-government militias raided on Monday three homes in Kutum\u2019s neighborhood of Hayan Mattar.<\/p>\n<p>Eyewitnesses told Radio Dabanga the militants arrived in the vicinity on Land Cruisers at around 9:00pm and began firing shots in the air, \u201calarming the residents\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Next, they invaded the home of Mubarak Fadel and took one TV and three mobile phones, before stealing mobile phones from his neighbors and fleeing.<\/p>\n<p><em>Related<\/em>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.radiodabanga.org\/node\/44890\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;Abu Tira&#8217; replaces armed forces in N Darfur camp- sources<\/a> (18 March 2013)<!--break--><\/p>\n<div class=\"sws_supernormalaction\"><button on=\"tap:superwebshare-lightbox\" class=\"superwebshare_normal_button1 superwebshare-button-large superwebshare-button-square superwebshare_prompt superwebshare_button_svg\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color: #d52631;\" ><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"superwebshare-svg\"  fill=\"currentColor\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"0\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M789.86,323.67c91.79,0,164.25-72.46,164.25-164.25S881.64,0,789.86,0S625.6,72.46,625.6,164.25c0,4.83,0,14.49,0,24.15L306.76,371.98c-24.15-24.15-57.97-33.82-96.62-33.82c-91.79,0-164.25,72.46-164.25,164.25s72.46,164.25,164.25,164.25c38.65,0,72.46-14.49,96.62-33.82L625.6,821.26c0,9.66,0,14.49,0,19.32c0,86.96,72.46,159.42,159.42,159.42s159.42-72.46,159.42-159.42s-67.63-159.42-154.59-159.42c-33.82,0-67.63,9.66-96.62,33.82L374.4,526.57c0-9.66,0-19.32,0-24.15s0-14.49,0-24.15l318.84-188.41C717.39,314.01,751.21,323.67,789.86,323.67z\" \/><\/svg><span>Share article<\/span><\/button><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) carried out a \u201cmajor\u201d search campaign in Kutum looking for places selling or manufacturing alcoholic beverages, local residents say. &#8220;Several people&#8221; were allegedly arrested on Tuesday morning as a result. \u00a0 Bystanders told Radio Dabanga the local SAF commander believes alcohol is one of the main reasons border guards and militias carry out abuses against civilians, considering their inhibitions are lowered when drunk.Thus, in an attempt to prevent further violations from happening, SAF-soldiers arrested &#8220;several people&#8221; accused of providing liquor to militias and border guards.Six months ago, the governor of North Darfur declared a state of emergency in Kutum locality following a wave of violence in the area. He ordered all law enforcement services to withdraw and the military assumed all of the security posts.The police force was scheduled to be reinstated in the city last Sunday, but local sources say the army is still in control. According to them, the security situation is \u201cunstable\u201d at the moment.Separately, pro-government militias raided on Monday three homes in Kutum\u2019s neighborhood of Hayan Mattar.Eyewitnesses told Radio Dabanga the militants arrived in the vicinity on Land Cruisers at around 9:00pm and began firing shots in the air, \u201calarming the residents\u201d.Next, they invaded the home of Mubarak Fadel and took one TV and three mobile phones, before stealing mobile phones from his neighbors and fleeing.Related: &#8216;Abu Tira&#8217; replaces armed forces in N Darfur camp- sources (18 March 2013)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-187904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sudan army in \u2018major\u2019 search campaign for alcohol, N Darfur - Dabanga Radio TV Online<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/sudan-army-in-major-search-campaign-for-alcohol-n-darfur\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sudan army in \u2018major\u2019 search campaign for alcohol, N Darfur - Dabanga Radio TV Online\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) carried out a \u201cmajor\u201d search campaign in Kutum looking for places selling or manufacturing alcoholic beverages, local residents say. &quot;Several people&quot; were allegedly arrested on Tuesday morning as a result. \u00a0 Bystanders told Radio Dabanga the local SAF commander believes alcohol is one of the main reasons border guards and militias carry out abuses against civilians, considering their inhibitions are lowered when drunk.Thus, in an attempt to prevent further violations from happening, SAF-soldiers arrested &quot;several people&quot; accused of providing liquor to militias and border guards.Six months ago, the governor of North Darfur declared a state of emergency in Kutum locality following a wave of violence in the area. 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