Three days ago, a mobile administrative unit belong to JEM was touring the villages of Abu Jurouj, Bir Saliba and Garji Garji in west Darfur, close to El Geneina city.  The unit was ambushed by a government force and its associated militia.  JEM mobile unit was able to successfully fight its way through the ambush.  In the process, some members of JEM lost their way and were captured by militia affiliated to GoS.  The militia bargained for a ransom from JEM in the same way they do against their western captives and ended up handing over their captives to GoS.  The captives are:

1.    Commander Al Maz Deng, Deputy President of JEM and Secretary for Southern Sudan Region.

2.     Sir Gibriel Tia Kuku, Political Advisor to the President of JEM (Head of National Sudanese Party prior to joining JEM)

3.    Mahjoub Jazouli Izzalarab, Deputy Head of JEM Administration and Organization, Darfur Region.

4.    Abdalla Abdalla Hasan

5.    Yahia Abbaker Musa

6.    Abdalla El-Tom Abdalla

7.    Yahia Babikir Daldoum

8.    Musa Omer

9.    El Rasheed Ahmed

10.Mohamed Balla

11.Ibrahim Adam

12.Abdalla Khamees

 These heroes are now prisoners of war and are entitled for treatment in accordance with international conventions.  JEM expect them to remain safe and will not hesitate to retaliate, if mistreated by their captors.

Long live our struggle for justice and equality

Lt. General Ali Alwafi

Alliance of Resistance Forces

14/01/2011