Southern Sudan President Says His Region Will Not Return To War Despite Flare-Up Over Abyei -- Washington Post/AP
JUBA, Sudan — The president of Southern Sudan said Thursday he will not return the south to war with the Khartoum-based north over the disputed region of Abyei even as the north was reportedly moving thousands of Arab tribesmen into Abyei villages abandoned by terrified southerners.
Tens of thousands of civilians have fled southward from Abyei after northern Sudanese troops invaded the region over the weekend. The south’s minister of information, Barnaba Marial Benjamin, said the northern army is moving thousands of Misseriya tribesmen into villages that belonged to the Ngok Dinka, a southern tribe. One observer said ethnic cleansing was taking place.
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