Sudan says South Sudan troops inside its territory
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Reuters Canada –
By Yara Bayoumy KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s army accused South Sudan on Saturday of having troops on its territory, a sign tensions between the former civil war foes were unlikely to cool despite an international ultimatum to end fighting.
Daily Nation –
By MURITHI MUTIGA The odd thing about the escalating tension between Sudan and South Sudan is that neither side really wants to go to war. Their scrap is like one of those playground fights where two boys hide behind a mass of other playmates, …
Oman Daily Observer –
By Ian Timberlake — THE first in a series of UN-imposed deadlines appeared to pass quietly along the Sudan-South Sudan border yesterday, but there is high-level Sudanese opposition to the UN demands, an analyst warned. Both Khartoum and Juba have …
Daily Nation –
AFP PHOTO A Sudanese soldier walks next to a damaged vehicle at the airport of Sudan’s main petroleum centre of Heglig on April 23, 2012. By CIUGU MWAGIRU ciugumwagiru@yahoo.co.uk After a flurry of activities involving different organisations – from …
BBC News –
Thousands of South Sudanese stranded for months in a camp in Sudan are to be airlifted home, an aid group says. At least 12000 refugees were stuck in the river town of Kosti, in White Nile State, when boat traffic south was cut because of cross-border …
Al-Arabiya -
By Abdul Rahman al-Rashed Syria and Sudan are two countries with similar presidents. Even the Arabic letters of the two presidents’ names are similar: President Bashar Assad of Syria and President Omar Bashir of Sudan. Both the governments are facing …
The Citizen Daily –
By Majuto Omary Dar es Salaam. The Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) has welcomed South Sudan as its new member.This comes three months after Africa welcomed the world’s newest country to the Confederation of African …
StarAfrica.com –
South Sudan has been allowed to part in all Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) organised football competition,secretary General Nicholas Musonye has disclosed. Both the Confederation of African Football president, …
StarAfrica.com –
The President of the Confederation of African Football Caf, Issa Hayatou has congratulated the newly elected President and executive committee of the South Sudan FA. The pioneer President, Chabur Gor Alei elected alongside his executive on April 30 …
Aljazeera.com –
Amid growing distrust between rival Sudans, people from both sides are being forced to leave homes behind. Immigrants from the rival Sudans are bearing much of the brunt of the fraying relationship between the two countries, as many people are forced …
Chicago Tribune –
* Allegation of bombing shatters relative 48-hour calm * Security Council has threatened sanctions * Sudan says to abide by ceasefire, but talks of self defence (Adds Sudanese president visits Talodi) By Yara Bayoumy KHARTOUM, May 4 (Reuters) – South …
Ahram Online –
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) estimates that 12000-15000 South Sudanese are in the Kosti way-station about 300 kilometres (186 miles) south of Khartoum. Many have been living in makeshift shelters or barn-like buildings, …
CNN –
By the CNN Wire Staff A displaced woman and her child from Sudan wait outside a refugee camp registration center in South Sudan. (CNN) — Thousands of South Sudanese stranded for months at a river port in neighboring Sudan will be airlifted to their …
Edmonton Journal –
KHARTOUM — Up to 15000 ethnic South Sudanese who have been encamped in crowded conditions in Sudan will be flown to South Sudan, avoiding a May 20 expulsion deadline by local authorities, the IOM said on Saturday. “We hope to start within a week,” Jill …
AngolaPress –
KHARTOUM – South Sudan accused Sudan on Friday of attacking its military positions in an oil region, imperilling the chances of a promised ceasefire between the neighbours, but Khartoum denied the charge. The 1800 km-long (1200 mile) border between the …
Chicago Tribune –
* Allegation of bombing shatters relative 48-hour calm * Security Council has threatened sanctions * Sudan says to abide by ceasefire, but talks of self defence (Adds Sudan’s NCP official, army spokesman, IOM) By Yara Bayoumy KHARTOUM, May 4 (Reuters) …
Sky News Australia –
Sudan drops 10 bombs near border Updated: 15:43, Saturday May 5, 2012 South Sudan’s military spokesman says Sudanese aircraft dropped 10 bombs on an oil-rich region near a military base south of the shared border. Colonel Philip Aguer said on Friday …
New York Times –
South Sudan’s military spokesman said Friday that Sudanese aircraft dropped 10 bombs in an oil-rich region near a military base south of the shared border, a day after Sudan agreed to a cease-fire and a return to talks. The spokesman, Col.
Chicago Tribune
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – South Sudan on Friday accused Sudan of launching an air strike on one of its oil regions, imperiling the chances of a promised ceasefire between the two former civil war foes, but Khartoum denied the charge.
NEWS.com.au –
SOUTH Sudan’s military spokesman said Sudanese aircraft dropped 10 bombs on an oil-rich region near a military base south of the shared border. Colonel Philip Aguer said on Friday that the bombs were dropped late Thursday afternoon.
New York Times –
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia LESS than a year after South Sudan declared its independence, it appears headed for war once again with its northern neighbor, Sudan. At the same time, marginalized northerners are rebelling against the government of Sudan’s …
News24 –
Khartoum – Sudan has stopped fighting inside South Sudan in line with a UN resolution, but will continue battling Southern troops who remain on northern territory, the foreign ministry said on Friday. “We are not now conducting hostilities inside South …
Deutsche Welle – May 4, 2012
Sudan and South Sudan have apparently agreed to a UN-imposed ceasefire, although both sides are accusing each other of still continuing to fight. As a UN-imposed deadline for a ceasefire between Sudan and South Sudan passed Friday, both countries said …
BBC News – May 4, 2012
Only 10 months after South Sudan gained its independence from Sudan, the two countries could be on the brink of all-out conflict. The crisis started in April, after months of border skirmishes, when South Sudan seized an oil field, …
Daily Nation – May 4, 2012
FILE | AFP Sudanese repair crew work at the Heglig oil facility, after Sudan started pumping oil again from the war-damaged oil field on Wednesday, days after occupying South Sudanese troops left the area. Sudan has accused the South of going against …
Voice of America – May 4, 2012
May 04, 2012 Tensions Boiling Along Sudan-South Sudan Border VOA News Renewed accusations and continued distrust are threatening to sabotage a promised cease-fire involving the world’s newest country. South Sudan, which gained independence last July, …
Voice of America – May 4, 2012
May 04, 2012 Thousands of South Sudanese Threatened With Expulsion Get Reprieve Lisa Schlein | Geneva The International Organization for Migration reports there has been a last-minute reprieve for thousands of South Sudanese refugees threatened with …
Boston.com – May 4, 2012
May 04, 2012|AP South Sudan’s military spokesman says Sudanese aircraft dropped 10 bombs in an oil-rich region near a military base south of the shared border. Col. Philip Aguer said Friday that the bombs were dropped late Thursday afternoon.
The Guardian – May 4, 2012
Children face increasing risk of death, injury and recruitment by armed groups in an upsurge of fighting between Sudan and South Sudan that has forced tens of thousands of people to flee their homes, a charity said on Friday. Save the Children said up …
Washington Post – May 4, 2012
JUBA, South Sudan — South Sudan’s military spokesman said Friday that Sudanese aircraft dropped 10 bombs in an oil-rich region near a military base south of the shared border, attacks that come one day after Sudan agreed to a cease-fire and a return to …
The Age – May 4, 2012
A Southern army fighter with an anti-aircraft weapon in rebel-held territory. Photo: Reuters Sudan pledged to cease hostilities with South Sudan in accordance with a UN Security Council resolution, hours after the South alleged fresh Sudanese bombing …
Livemint – May 4, 2012
New Delhi: India is sending a special envoy to Sudan and South Sudan for the second time in two months, foreign ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin said on Friday, amid continuing violence along their contested border. Special envoy Amarendra Khatua, …
AFP – May 4, 2012
KHARTOUM — Sudanese rebels on Friday denied the military had regained control of a town in Blue Nile state, where authorities allege a months-long insurgency is backed by South Sudan. The Sudanese Media Centre (SMC), which is close to the security …
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