JUBA, Sudan, July 23 (Reuters)
Southern Sudan's army accused northern forces on Wednesday of raiding a village in the oil-producing Abyei region, where clashes in May raised fears for a 2005 peace deal between north and south. But the army in Khartoum said the accusations were untrue.
Clashes in Abyei in May killed scores and drove 50,000 from their homes. After the fighting, the two sides agreed to a roadmap to resolve the crisis with a joint force to patrol there and the withdrawal of the two armies. The southern Sudan People's Liberation Army said a village 10 km (six miles) north of Abyei had been attacked on Tuesday by the northern Sudan Armed Forces.
"They have burned down houses and schools," the SPLA Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics James Hoth Mai told Reuters. He said he had no reports of casualties. But the army spokesman in Khartoum said: "There is absolutely no truth in this matter... Until now we have withdrawn 77 percent of our battalion from Abyei and we are continuing with this."
The southern army says it has withdrawn all its forces from Abyei. It says that if the northern army maintains soldiers in Abyei, it will refer the matter to Sudan's presidency and the body monitoring the north-south ceasefire. The north-south peace deal in 2005 ended Africa's longest civil war, shared power and wealth, enshrined democratic transformation and created separate north and south armies. The south and Abyei will be able vote in 2011 on possible secession. Some 2 million people died in Sudan's north-south war that also displaced around 4 million. It is separate from the Darfur conflict in the west of the country
Newer articles:
- Sudan says may expel peacekeepers - 26/07/2008 15:08
- The Intellectual Disgrace in the Shilluk Society - 25/07/2008 14:22
- Press Statement from the office of the SG - 24/07/2008 19:14
- Garang's secret plan to marginalize the Nuer at Naivasha 2005 - 24/07/2008 06:53
- Putting the Cart Before the Horse - 23/07/2008 19:13
Older news items
- What we believe determines how we live - 23/07/2008 18:16
- Salva Kiir in Uganda to plead Bashir's case - 22/07/2008 01:26
- Gloomy Sudan - 19/07/2008 17:14
- SPLM LEADERSHIP Didn’t UNDERSTAND THE CPA PROVISION UNTIL RECENTLY!!! - 19/07/2008 08:52
- Pope calls for Christian unity, condemns violence - 19/07/2008 05:28
Latest news items (all categories):
- President Salva Kiir sacks two vice presidents and others in a decree today (10/02/2025) - 10/02/2025 19:36
- South Sudan parties adjourn talks in Kenya - 10/02/2025 16:24
- South Sudan becomes 22nd African country to be affected by mpox - 10/02/2025 16:21
- More to come for South Sudan's Bright Starlets - 10/02/2025 16:16
- UAE President receives President of South Sudan - 10/02/2025 16:09
Random articles (all categories):
- Hunger drives hunt for gold in South Sudan's east - 10/06/2013 09:12
- South Sudan truce crumbles as rebels battle govt forces - 21/07/2014 15:46
- Bangladesh tops in blue helmet duty - 12/09/2020 19:11
- Global Initiative On Out-of-School Children - South Sudan Country Study - 13/05/2019 22:45
- Germany gives South Sudan $4.5m aid - 25/01/2019 07:04
Popular articles:
- The Final Communique of SPLM-DC Third Session of the National Council - 29/03/2011 01:00 - Read 76150 times
- Roles and Definition of Political Parties - 29/04/2011 01:00 - Read 61186 times
- Agriculture in Southern Sudan: Challenges and Investment Opportunities - 06/10/2010 01:45 - Read 42326 times
- Fashoda Youth Forum Rehabilitation of Drainage Culverts in Malakal town Report - 07/08/2008 16:22 - Read 33615 times
- Dozens of gunmen on horseback ambush peacekeepers - 24/05/2008 13:47 - Read 26816 times