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The commissioner of security arrangements at the Darfur Regional Authority (DRA) announced that a collective operation of Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) forces will take place shortly, Radio Dabanga has learned on Thursday, 18 October.<\/p>\n
Major general Taj al-Sir Abdul Rahman Abdullah said in a press statement the operation will begin in November after a delay that he attributed to security arrangements and to differences between parties regarding an investigations related to the operation.<\/p>\n
He explained that security arrangements for these groups will be conducted in three stages: the first includes LJM forces; the second armed forces and groups that signed the Abuja agreements or other local agreements; the third includes paramilitary groups.<\/p>\n
Abdullah added that paramilitary groups must be coordinated between the ministries of interior and of defense, as they will either be integrated into the army military or will be released.<\/p>\n
Minister of Interior<\/strong><\/p>\n On his turn, federal minister of interior Ibrahim Mahmoud revealed in the national parliament that he made arrangements to reduce Darfuri movements who signed the Doha, Abuja and local agreements.<\/p>\n He said he considers these groups as outlaws and he does not want to integrate them into the army, who is responsible for maintaining security and enforcing the law.<\/p>\n Mahmoud said the state has two options to deal with rebel movements: either to eliminate them or sign a peace agreements with them.<\/p>\n He also announced that the state issued a decision to halt all blood money paid to people whose relatives died in tribal conflicts in Darfur, adding that perpetrators should pay it, not the state.<\/p>\n