UN Voices Concern Over Violence in Abyei

Two United Nations civilian protection officials have voiced grave concern over rising tension in the disputed Sudanese territory of Abyei, where recent clashes between rival communities have claimed the lives of more than 100 people and caused the displacement of at least 20,000 others.

(File photo): Internally displaced persons fleeing fighting in Abyei.

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