Is North Sudan Breaking Apart?

North Sudan's Post-Independence Conflict Spreads To Blue Nile State -- Christian Science Monitor

The leader of the northern arm of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement says the growing conflict is "about democracy and transformation," not land.

As violence continues in Blue Nile and South Kordofan, the leader of the group fighting Sudanese government forces in the two border states called for a “holistic, integrated approach” to Sudan’s multiple conflicts.

“It’s not about Nuba Mountains, it’s not about Darfur, it’s not about Blue Nile,” said Yasir Arman, the secretary general of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement- North (SPLM-N), the political arm of the opposition group, told Enough in a phone interview. “It’s about democracy and transformation. The issue is about how Sudan is going to be ruled.”

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More News On The North Sudan's Post-Independence Conflicts

Blue Nile: Sudan's new war zone -- BBC
Heavy fighting erupts in Sudan conflict town: witness -- AFP
Sudan army inflicts 'heavy losses' in border clash -- AFP
Sudan Armed Forces Claim Control of Most of Blue Nile State -- Voice of America
Sudan bars aid agencies' access to conflict state -- AFP
Aid groups: 20,000 flee Sudan fighting to Ethiopia -- AP
UN agencies dispatching aid as more Sudanese refugees flee to Ethiopia -- UN News Centre
In Sudan, Calls to Overthrow Bashir -- Voice of America
Sudan bans opposition party, seizes offices -- CNN
EU has deep concerns about Sudan -- UPI
Former US Envoy Fears Disintegration Of Sudan -- Voice of America
Blue Nile fighting could reflect broader Sudan woes -- Reuters
A fragmented Sudan? -- Al Jazeera
Sudan Wars Seem Far From Over -- Simon Roughneen, Huffington Post