Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Southern Sudan: deadly fighting between the army and rebels

He said that 72 people were killed in clashes in Upper Nile, according to revised figures. A previous report had mentioned 44 dead. At the same time, Mr. Aguer has reported over 21 deaths, including 7 soldiers in the fighting Monday between the army of South Sudan and a rebel militia in a neighboring state, the Jonglei.

The militiamen have attacked Ulony SPLA soldiers who went to market Owach, a town west of Malakal, the capital of Upper Nile State. Relations between North and South, who were eased since the referendum of January, which has spent the independence of the south, experienced a resurgence of tension in recent weeks.

On 9 February, clashes between SPLA and men's pay former warlord pro-Khartoum Athor George had 200 deaths in the Jonglei region. Juba, capital of South Sudan has accused the rebels to act on behalf of Khartoum to destabilize the South, which is what officials denied the northerners.

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