Sudan On The Brink

Rebels in Sudan

FEATURE-Deadly oil town dispute festers in Sudan -- Reuters

AGOK, Sudan, June 17 (Reuters) - A thatched roof propped up by sticks provides the only shelter from driving rain for Sudanese mother Akur Chol Akur and her three young sons, displaced by fighting in Sudan's oil-producing Abyei region.

Akur is among tens of thousands who fled homes near Abyei in May when clashes broke out between northern government forces and former southern rebels, raising fears that Africa's biggest country could be sliding back into north-south civil war.

"We started to run at about noon, we ran all that night and the next day," Akur said. "I have nothing," she added, showing a dirty plastic bag that held all her belongings.

The fate of the Abyei displaced, estimated by the United Nations at around 50,000, is tied to the success of a "road map" to ending tensions and planned international arbitration over longstanding disputes like boundaries.

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News on Sudan From Other Sources

Dozens found dead in disputed Sudan oil area -- ABC Australia
Chad Rebels Move; Government Accuses Sudan and Peacekeepers -- Voice Of America
Chad town 'under attack by Sudan' -- BBC News
Chad accuses Sudan of attack, Khartoum denies -- Reuters
Chad accuses Sudan of helping rebels attack army garrison -- International Herald Tribune
U.N. officials condemn rebel attacks in Chad -- MSNBC
Darfur rebels face terrorism trial for attack -- MSNBC
UN criticizes Sudan over war crimes suspects -- Washington Post
Opinion: The Genocide Continues -- New York Times
Opinion: Khartoum's genocidal despot -- Washington Times
Opinion: Sudan On the Brink -- Frontpage

My Comment: The Sudanese government is fighting against everyone. They cannot win against their opponents, but unfortunately this fight will continue for a longtime before they will recognize that they cannot win.