An opposition movement in Sudan has called on the United Nations to establish a no-fly zone just north of the new border with South Sudan. The call came from the secretary general of SPLM-North, who accused government troops of perpetrating atrocities. The UN reports 16,000 people have crossed into neighbouring Ethiopia. James Copnall reports from Khartoum.

苏丹一个反对派运动呼吁联合国在与南苏丹新边境以北设立禁飞区。该呼吁来自北苏丹人民解放运动(SPLM)秘书长，他指控政府军队实施暴行。联合国报告称，16,000人已经穿越边境进入邻国埃塞俄比亚。James Copnall在喀土穆报道。

SPLM-North wants the UN Security Council to impose a no-fly zone over Blue Nile, Southern Kordofan and Darfur. Rebels loyal to the opposition party are fighting the government in the first two locations while a separate civil war in Darfur, which began in 2003, still continues. A press release from SPLM-North also accuses the Sudanese armed forces of bombing and killing civilians in Blue Nile, and arresting hundreds of its party members. The armed forces' spokesman was not immediately available for comment.

苏丹人民解放运动希望联合国在蓝尼罗河，南科尔多凡和达尔富尔地区设立禁飞区。忠于这个反对党派的叛军正在前两个地点与政府军队发生战斗，而达尔富尔地区仍在进行自2003年开始的内战。来自苏丹人民解放运动的新闻稿还指控苏丹武装力量对蓝尼罗河进行轰炸，杀害平民，逮捕了数百名党派成员。武装力量发言人并没有立即发表评论。