Sudan: President Kiir Heads North After Renewed Fighting

5 November 2014

President Salva Kiir has met his Sudanese counterpart Omar al Bashir in Khartoum. This coincides with renewed fighting in South Sudan's 11-month civil war, following the end of the rainy season.

Salva Kiir traveled to Sudan the week after rebels attacked the South's border town of Bentiu, a key oil-producing site and the capital of Unity state. These clashes and others in neighboring Upper Nile State ended a lull in fighting during the rainy season, which renders many roads impassable for military vehicles.

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