February 23, 2025

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SPLM-SPLA Pictures at the Frontline–Pana Kuach (PanAkuach)

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South Sudan's ruling SPLM party secretary general and head of the South Sudan delegation Amum smiles after a meeting Sudan's President Bashir in Khartoum
South Sudan’s ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM) party secretary general and head of the South Sudan delegation Pagan Amum smiles after a meeting with Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir in…
Chief mediator Thabo Mbeki (L) and Pagan Amum (R) Secretary General of the SPLM
Chief mediator for Sudan-South Sudan peace talks, former South Africa president, Thabo Mbeki (L) and Pagan Amum (R) Secretary General of the SPLM (Sudan Peoples’ Liberation Movement) walk out of a …
Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) forces at the frontline in Tachuien, Unity State, South Sudan on Friday, May 11, 2012. In late April,<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> tensions between Sudan and South Sudan erupted into armed conflict along their poorly defined border. Thousands of SPLA forces have been deployed to Unity State where the two armies are at a tense stalemate around the state's expansive oil fields. Fighting between the armies lulled in early May after the U.N. Security Council ordered the countries to resume negotiations. South Sudan seceded from the Republic of Sudan in July 2011 following decades of civil war. (AP Photo/Pete Muller)
Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) forces at the frontline in Tachuien, Unity State, South Sudan on Friday, May 11, 2012. In late April, tensions between Sudan and South Sudan erupted into armed
Sudan<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> People's Liberation Army (SPLA) soldiers inspect ordinance dropped by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) at a frontline position in Pana Kuach, Unity State, South Sudan. SAF forces regularly employ air strikes, a capability that southern forces lack. In late April, tensions between Sudan and South Sudan erupted into armed conflict along their poorly defined border. Thousands of SPLA forces have been deployed to Unity State where the two armies are at a tense stalemate around the state's expansive oil fields. Fighting between the armies lulled in early May after the U.N. Security Council ordered the countries to resume negotiations. South Sudan seceded from the Republic of Sudan in July 2011 following decades of civil war. (AP Photo/Pete Muller)
Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) soldiers inspect ordinance dropped by the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) at a frontline position in Pana Kuach, Unity State, South Sudan. SAF forces regularly employ
A Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) commander dons the new insignia of the 4th Division petroleum defense unit in Bentiu, Unity State, South Sudan on Friday, May 11, 2012. In late April, tensions between Sudan<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> and South Sudan erupted into armed conflict along their poorly defined border. Thousands of SPLA forces have been deployed to Unity State where the two armies are at a tense stalemate around the state's expansive oil fields. Fighting between the armies lulled in early May after the U.N. Security Council ordered the countries to resume negotiations. South Sudan seceded from the Republic of Sudan in July 2011 following decades of civil war. (AP Photo/Pete Muller)
A Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) commander dons the new insignia of the 4th Division petroleum defense unit in Bentiu, Unity State, South Sudan on Friday, May 11, 2012. In late April, tensions
A Sudan People's Liberation Movement Army (SPLA) solider has his hair cut at a frontline position in Pana Kuach, Unity State, South Sudan on Friday, May 11, 2012. In late April, tensions between Sudan and South Sudan erupted<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> into armed conflict along their poorly defined border. Thousands of SPLA forces have been deployed to Unity State where the two armies are at a tense stalemate around the state's expansive oil fields. Fighting between the armies lulled in early May after the U.N. Security Council ordered the countries to resume negotiations. South Sudan seceded from the Republic of Sudan in July 2011 following decades of civil war. (AP Photo/Pete Muller)
A Sudan People’s Liberation Movement Army (SPLA) solider has his hair cut at a frontline position in Pana Kuach, Unity State, South Sudan on Friday, May 11, 2012. In late April, tensions between Sudan…
Soldiers from the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) examine a map at the frontline position in Pana Kuach, Unity State, South Sudan, Friday May 11 2012. In late April, tensions between Sudan and South Sudan erupted into conflict along their poorly defined border. Thousands of SPLA forces have been deployed to Unity State where<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> the two armies are at a tense stalemate around the state's expansive oil fields. Fighting between the armies lulled in early May after the U.N. Security Council ordered the countries to resume negotiations. (AP Photo/Pete Muller)
Soldiers from the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) examine a map at the frontline position in Pana Kuach, Unity State, South Sudan, Friday May 11 2012. In late April, tensions between Sudan and …
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