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Sudan: the North's "interference" Abyei
Announced that troops from northern Sudan that it has entered Abyei, a town on the disputed border with southern Sudan.
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Announced that troops from northern Sudan that it has entered Abyei, a town on the disputed border with southern Sudan.
Says the BBC in the Sudanese capital said the move by the Northern forces confirmed by a senior officer from the South, a development he described as stunning.
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The dispute over the oil-rich region, working to ignite a new war, as the move comes just weeks before the secession of southern Sudan from the north, officially.
The United Nations has condemned an armed attack said it had targeted a military convoy from northern troops were to accompany the force of the United Nations, also called for a cease-fire immediately.
The United States requested the part of authorities in the south clarification on what happened.
Observers believe that the worst possible scenario is a civil war between north and south
Astaadadatovi an initial response to what happened, said a spokesman for the Popular Army for the Liberation of South Sudan's Philip Aguirre said the government army under preparation since the beginning of this year to take over Abyei.
In the meantime, almost an important bridge linking the disputed Abyei region up to South Sudan is exposed to direct air strikes, according to United Nations sources.
Local officials said they heard artillery north of Abyei town after one day, the convoy of a United Nations peacekeeping operations for the attack.
Observers have warned that the escalation of the situation in the oil-rich Abyei threatens triggering a new civil war between north and south.
It is scheduled to be traveling in southern Sudan from the north in the month of July next under the results of a referendum held in the month of January last, but differences remain because of the conflict of sovereignty over the area of Abyei between the north and south Sudan.
Ambiguity
According to BBC correspondent in Khartoum, James Copnall The details of the fighting on Friday was unclear.
The chief administrative officer in Abyei Deng Arup Cole told the BBC that the sounds of artillery and aerial bombardment was the sound could be heard north of Abyei.
The United Nations said it was investigating the reports.
And adds the BBC that this escalation indicates that the situation has worsened dramatically in the disputed region.
According to BBC correspondent in Sudan, said despite the outbreak of fighting around Abyei, the outbreak of clashes between forces Almshalp of the northern and southern Sudan is rare.
He adds that most of the fighting in the region break out between the Dinka Ngok and Misseriya.
The Sudanese army said on Thursday, he had lost 22 soldiers after being exposed to an ambush on a convoy of internationalist forces from the south.
And acknowledged the forces from southern Sudan's access to the clashes but said it was responding to sources of fire that came from the Sudanese forces.
Scenario of "civil war" and described the incident, the United Nations as a "criminal attack."
Did not confirm the outcome of the United Nations on Thursday with the identity of the attackers, but said the incident happened in an area under the control of the Southern Sudan Police Service.
The incident comes a visit to the bridge before a Security Council delegation to the region on Monday.
Observers say that the worst-case scenario Matruh is a civil war between northern and southern Sudan or a local outbreak of fighting is not up to the point of civil war.
Under the interim constitution of South Sudan to Abyei part of its territory, but Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir threatened not to recognize the new state if you try to extend its sovereignty over Abyei.
And was scheduled to see the Abyei referendum on remaining within the territory of the Sudan, or accession to the south, but for the referendum over the issue of the agreement to allow the Misseriya to vote or not.
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