Sudan armed Libya’s former rebels: Bashir

KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan gave weapons, ammunition and other assistance to the former Libyan rebels who overthrew Muammar Gaddafi, a response to the slain leader’s support for Sudan’s own insurgencies, President Omar al-Bashir said on Wednesday.

 

Sudan has accused Gaddafi — who was killed outside his hometown Sirte this month — of supporting rebellions in its western Darfur region and in South Sudan, which declared independence in July.

Officials are now hoping for better relations with Libya, which shares a desert border with Sudan. Several Sudanese officials, including the foreign minister, have visited Libya since the new rulers captured the capital Tripoli in August.

“You all know the role Libya played in destabilising Sudan and Sudan’s security,” Bashir told an audience in the eastern city of Kassala.

“Your support, whether it was humanitarian support, or weapons or ammunition, reached Libyan revolutionaries in Misrata, in the Western Mountains, in Benghazi, in Kufra,” Bashir said.

“The forces that entered Tripoli, part of their armament and their capabilities is 100 percent Sudanese.” He did not give details about what weapons were provided or how many.

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