Sudan: Obama Calls On North & South Sudan to End Fighting and Resume Talks

20 April 2012

Washington — The United States President Barack Obama made a personal appeal to the governments in Khartoum and Juba to end the worst fighting since the country split into two.

Last week South Sudan forces entered the oil-rich region of Heglig and only on Friday did Khartoum announced that it has managed to recapture it after expelling defeating Juba's forces. The latter denied that it was beaten and claimed that it has ordered a withdrawal to commence immediately and to be completed within three days.

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