PaanLuel Wël Media Ltd – South Sudan

"We the willing, led by the unknowing, are doing the impossible for the ungrateful. We have done so much, with so little, for so long, we are now qualified to do anything, with nothing" By Konstantin Josef Jireček, a Czech historian, diplomat and slavist.

Day: February 27, 2012

KHARTOUM, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Sudan on Monday indicated a possibility of using military options against South Sudan in response to what Khartoum terms as "repeated aggressions" by the south on Sudan's territories. "Sudan maintains military and security options that can be used to respond to South Sudan's attack on Buhairat Al-Abiyad in South Kordofan State," Mustafa Osman Ismail,the Sudanese presidential adviser, told reporters Monday. Ismail held South Sudan government responsible of the attack on Buhairat Al-Abiyadarea, reiterating that all options, including the military and security ones, were open before Sudan to respond to the "aggression." "South Sudan bears the full responsibility in this attack. South Sudan governmentshould stop refuting and lying. It should acknowledge if it has enough courage to bear the responsibility and its consequences," said Ismail. "We were attacked and we will no doubt respond to this aggression to defend our land.We will adopt all steps and there is no closed course for us. We will file complaints tothe UN Security Council, the African Union and the committee supposed to monitor thesecurity agreement recently signed between the two countries on refraining fromattacking the border." Sudanese army said Sunday that armed clashes broke out between its forces andSouth Sudan forces at Jao area on the border. "An alliance bringing together South Sudan's army and rebels from South Kordofanand Darfur on Sunday morning attacked Buhairat Abiyad at Jao town," said Sudanesearmy in a statement. The statement accused South Sudan of planning a full attack against the area, pointingout that the fighting was still continuing. However, South Sudan's Foreign Minister Nhial Deng on Monday refuted Sudan'saccusations that South Sudan was supporting the armed movements in Sudan. "South Sudan has nothing to do with what is going on in Sudan," Deng told reporters inJuba, adding that South Sudan, after gaining its independence, was willing for peacefulcoexistence with neighboring countries. Sudan and South Sudan signed a security agreement on Feb. 10 to avoid armedconflicts between the two sides....