'Approved for Release 2014 06 04 Approved for Release 2014 06 04 C01246776 - e Approved for Release 2014 06 04 7 ioPsEand - Yr L i DITWO The SEIB must be returned to CIA within ve woi king days Thursday 1 April 2004 National Security Information Unauthorized Disclosure Subject to Criminal Sanctions Reproduction of this Document Prohibited Readership' IS limited to those on appmved reader list on le with CIA SEIB Comm Q icen The undersigned hereby acknowledge reading this documnr a a 5413er non TOP PASS sans oar-076cm WE Approved for Release 2014 06 04' C01246776 iL Approved for Release 2014 06 04 TOP 3 Table of Contents Regional Notes Af 3 Sudan Crackdown Bodes 111 int Peace 1 alk l 1 3 3 TOP SECRET 1 Ap 12004 Approved for Release 2014 06 04 301246776 Approved for Release 2014 06 04 TOP SECRET be 3 Sudan Recent Violence in Darfur Region Area of recent Darlur violence Selected stale boundary 0 200 Kilomelars 200 Miles Northern Northern Darfur Kordofan Slate State KHARTOUM Wham 3 I fmnur - State - An Nuhud Western Karon an Stale Southern Kurds an Southern Dar ur- State January 1956 north-south line i - - be h iof the-congo wigbraianuupnh Em -nb 3 766420Al M4 TOP 1 April 2004 Approved for Release 2014 06 04 C01246776 i Sudan Approved for Release 2014 06 04 I i TOP Crackdown Bodes for Peace Talks I The arrests this week of Islamic ideologue Hassan al- Turabi senior leaders of his opposition Popular Congress pan and several dozen military of cers jinn the western Darfur region show the regime is determined to resolve the rebellion there with militaryforee The arrests ostensibly for coup plotting will silence Turabi a longtime fee of the government and critic of its harsh counterinsurgency campaign in Darfur but probably will futther alienate many in the military opposed to the campaign Khartoum is planning to purge thousands from the military mt coming weeks who are from Darfur or are perceived to be supporters of Turabi About 90 percent of the Annv s enlisted soldiers come from Darfur and Kordofan ProvincesL Ithrtonm s decision on Tuesday to boycott the opening session of Chadian- hosted negotiations on a cease- re in Darfur is another indication the regime is unwilling to seek apolitical solution to the rebellion Khartoum has rejected all attempts to intemationalize the crisis claiming that the ghting is over and that President Bashir s plan for reconciliation talks would address - any lingering grievances the Sudanese delegation objected to the presence of US UN and African Union observers at the opening session and has refused to meet face-to-face with Darfur rebel leaders Bashir on Monday issued a decree adding new members bioluding several prominent regime insiders who have advocated a military solution in Darfur to his Darfur reconciliation committee TOP 13 1 April 2004 3 NH Approved for Release 2014 06 04                     National Security Archive    Suite 701  Gelman Library  The George Washington University    2130 H Street  NW  Washington  D C  20037    Phone  202 994‐7000  Fax  202 994‐7005  nsarchiv@gwu edu