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South Sudan: Sudan Waging War, Thwarting Peace Talks

Posted April 1st, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
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South Sudan has accused Sudan of waging war and thwarting African Union peace negotiations aimed at stemming rising border clashes. The talks are taking place in Addis Ababa, where on Sunday South Sudan’s chief negotiator accused Khartoum of conducting air strikes for a seventh straight day in the south. Negotiator Pagan Amum Amum told reporters […]

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Fighting Ceases Along Sudan-South Sudan Border

Posted March 29th, 2012 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
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Fighting has apparently ended along the border between Sudan and South Sudan, where air strikes and ground attacks took place this week. By Thursday morning, troops were reported to have pulled back from both sides of the border. But smoldering remains of tanks and trucks remain on the ground in Heglig, evidence of the battles […]

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AU, UN Announce Reduction in Darfur Mission, Condemn Border Violence

Posted March 28th, 2012 at 7:15 pm (UTC-5)
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The United Nations and the African Union are considering reducing the size of their joint peacekeeping mission in Darfur, citing improving conditions even as violence flares along the Sudan/South Sudan border. Officials at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa said Wednesday that the size of the cutback has not been decided yet, but it […]

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AU Joins US, UN in Condemning Sudan-South Sudan Violence

Posted March 28th, 2012 at 2:45 am (UTC-5)
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The African Union has joined the United Nations and the United States in condemning the “escalating” military violence between Sudan and South Sudan, which this week included air strikes and ground attacks. In a statement late Tuesday, A.U. chairman Jean Ping called for both sides to respect their recently signed agreements and said any disputes […]

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US “Greatly Alarmed” By New Violence in Sudan, South Sudan

Posted March 27th, 2012 at 2:25 pm (UTC-5)
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The United States has strongly condemned renewed military violence between Sudan and South Sudan and called on both sides to end the air strikes and attacks on the ground. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland on Tuesday told reporters that the U.S. is “greatly alarmed” by the renewed fighting, especially along the border area. She said […]

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South Sudan, Sudan Clash Along Tense, Disputed Border

Posted March 27th, 2012 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
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South Sudan is accusing Sudan of launching a second day of airstrikes on oil-rich territory along their disputed border, one day after a rare direct military confrontation between the two rivals. South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir said the north’s air force bombed two areas in the south’s Unity state. After the bombing he says South […]

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South Sudan, Sudan Clash Along Tense, Disputed Border

Posted March 27th, 2012 at 8:25 am (UTC-5)
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South Sudan is accusing Sudan of launching a second day of airstrikes on oil-rich territory along their disputed border, one day after a rare direct military confrontation between the two rivals. South Sudanese Information Minister Gideon Gatpan says the north’s Antonov fighter planes dropped at least two bombs early Tuesday on oil fields in the […]

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South Sudan, Sudan Clash Along Tense, Disputed Border

Posted March 27th, 2012 at 5:50 am (UTC-5)
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South Sudan is accusing Sudan of launching a second day of airstrikes on oil-rich territory along their disputed border, one day after a rare direct military confrontation between the two rivals. South Sudanese Information Minister Gideon Gatpan says the north’s Antonov fighter planes dropped at least two bombs early Tuesday on oil fields in the […]

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Sudan Suspends Summit with South Sudan Following Clashes

Posted March 27th, 2012 at 2:35 am (UTC-5)
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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has suspended an upcoming summit with South Sudan following a series of fresh clashes between the two countries on Monday. President Bashir had been set to travel to Juba on April 3 to discuss disputes about oil revenues and border issues with his South Sudanese counterpart, Salva Kiir. But Sudan’s state […]

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Sudan Suspends Summit with South Sudan Following Clashes

Posted March 27th, 2012 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has suspended an upcoming summit with South Sudan following a series of fresh clashes between the two countries on Monday. President Bashir had been set to travel to Juba on April 3 to discuss disputes about oil revenues and border issues with his South Sudanese counterpart, Salva Kiir. But Sudan’s state […]

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