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Sudan:
Gunmen Burn, Loot Disputed Town of Abyei, Says UN
IPS, 23 May 2011
Sudan's disputed border town of Abyei is ablaze, with gunmen looting properties days after troops from the government in Khartoum entered the area, U.N. peacekeepers say. Read more »
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Sudan:
Clashes On North-South Border Raise Fear of Civil War
RFI, 22 May 2011
South Sudan has warned the north's 'illegal occupation' of Abyei risks tipping the country back to full-scale civil war. Read more »
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Sudan:
UN Demands Khartoum Withdrawal From Abyei
UN News, 23 May 2011
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the continuing escalation of violence in Sudan's disputed area of Abyei, as the Security Council called on the… Read more »
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Sudan:
U.S. Condemns Army Takeover of Abyei and Dissolution of Council
Sudan Tribune, 22 May 2011
The United States on Saturday rebuked the Sudanese government over its army's move on the disputed border region of Abyei which elevated fears of a full-scale war between the… Read more »
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Sudan:
White House Statement on the Country
State Department, 22 May 2011
Statement by the Press Secretary on Sudan Read more »
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Sudan:
Khartoum Raps UN Over Abyei Attack
Sudan Tribune, 21 May 2011
North Sudan on Saturday leveled criticism at the UN Mission in the country, saying it has failed to assign blame to south Sudan over an attack which reportedly killed 22 soldiers… Read more »
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Sudan:
Govt Reports 22 Soldiers Killed in Abyei Ambush
Sudan Tribune, 20 May 2011
North Sudan army announced that 22 of its soldiers were killed in an attack carried against its troops in the contested area of Abyei and accused Southern Sudanese army of being… Read more »
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Sudan:
UN Chief Condemns Attack On Peacekeepers in Abyei
Sudan Tribune, 20 May 2011
UN chief Ban Ki-moon condemned on Friday the attack carried on UNMIS peacekeepers while they were escorting northern Sudanese troops in the flashpoint Abyei border area. Read more »
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Sudan:
UN Peacekeepers Attacked
Sudan Tribune, 20 May 2011
The United Nations Mission In Sudan (UNMIS) strongly condemns the attack against its convoy on 19 May in Abyei. Read more »
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Sudan:
Abyei Administration for Calls Calm During UN Delegation Visit
Sudan Tribune, 19 May 2011
Local authorities in the oil producing region of Abyei on Thursday issued strong orders, vowing to enforce the directives of the Chief Administrator by arresting any person engaged… Read more »
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Sudan:
Sudan Army Claims SPLA Launched Deadly Attack in Abyei
Sudan Tribune, 19 May 2011
The Sudanese army accused the Sudan People Liberation Army (SPLA) of attacking its troops in the North-South border region of Abyei leading to heavy casualties within its ranks. Read more »
