Saturday, May 21, 2011

Threat Of War Escalates Between North And South Sudan


North Sudan Army Takes Control Of Abyei -- Al Jazeera

North Sudan's army gains control of key town in disputed Abyei region after bombing villages and entering with tanks.

North Sudan's army appears to have gained control of the main town in Sudan's disputed Abyei region after fierce fighting with the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA), UN and rebel sources said.

UN officials saw 15 tanks of the Sudanese Armed Forces, the northern army, on Saturday in parts of the key town Abyei where earlier mortars slammed against a UN base, Hua Jiang, the UN spokeswoman said on Saturday.

One of those mortar rounds exploded, but there were no casualties among UN personnel, Jiang said.

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More News On North Sudan Seizing Control Of The Key Town Of Abyei

UN: Tanks of northern Sudan in contested Abyei -- Yahoo News/AP
North Sudan takes control key town in Abyei -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Sudanese army takes control in Abyei -- Yahoo News/AFP
North Sudan army takes control of border town Abyei -- BBC
North Sudan forces 'take control' of Abyei -- BBC
South Sudan reports new northern attack in Abyei -- Reuters
Sudan rivals trade accusations after Abyei shooting -- AFP
North, south Sudan trade blame over Abyei attacks -- Reuters

UN Security Council Arrives in Sudan as North Seizes Diputed Town of Abyei
-- Bloomberg
U.N. delegation arrives in Khartoum for government peace talks -- CNN
UN calls for ceasefire in Abyei region -- Al Jazeera
U.N. scorns attacks in Sudan's Abyei -- UPI

Two Sudans Fight Over Oil Region -- New York Times/Reuters

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