Rebel fighters in the Nuba mountains of the South Kordofan area in Sudan. Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
Two Sudans Brace for a War Both Thought Was Over -- New York Times
MAYOM WEL, South Sudan — On a recent blistering afternoon, this village danced in an open field. Women sashayed, hoisting chairs over their heads. Barefoot children scampered. Old men, with skin as dry and cracked as the bark of a savanna tree, jabbed rifles toward the burning sky.
“We are not cowards, we do not fear!” cried out the local commissioner, Awet Kiir Awet.
“Contribute food, contribute money,” he urged the crowd.
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My Comment: This conflict has it's roots in tribal/religious/ethnic differences .... coupled with a long history of war and conflict. But what has exacerbated this conflict is oil .... and more to the point .... Sudan's desire to have it even though most oil reserves are located in South Sudan.
War will be the eventual outcome from this conflict .... a conflict that will be ignored by the international community .... but a conflict that will cost the lives of thousands.
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