/ 9 January 2001

SUDAN TO LIBERATE LAND, IMPOSE ISLAMIC LAW

SUDAN’S Islamist military leader Omar al-Beshir has vowed to press on with liberating rebel-held areas of the south and with imposing Islamic law nationwide. Beshir renewed his commitment to “establishing peace” and achieving reconciliation in Sudan, and called on his opponents for reconciliation based on the principles of the “regime of salvation.” – AFP