Monday, August 3, 2009

Battles Break Out In Darfur And The South Of Sudan


Official: 185 Killed In Sudan Tribal Violence -- AP

CAIRO — A local south Sudanese official says gunmen have attacked a group of displaced people camping near a river close to the Ethiopian border, killing 185 of them.

The official, reached by telephone, says more than half of the victims of Sunday's attack were women and children.

A flare-up of tribal clashes over cattle and territory in south Sudan has left some 1,000 people killed this year.

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More News On Sudan's Civil Wars

Scores killed in South Sudan clashes -- The Guardian
Officials: Tribal Clash Kills 160 in Southern Sudan -- Voice of America
South Sudan ethnic clashes kill 160: local official -- AFP
More than 160 killed in South Sudan tribal raid -- Reuters
Scores dead in South Sudan clash -- BBC
UN extends aid to victims of deadly new violence in southern Sudan -- UN News Centre
Darfur rebels, army clash in Sudan oil region -- Reuters
Darfur network decries US Gration’s approach with Sudan -- Sudan Tribune
Understanding Darfur’s Saviours and Survivors -- Sudan Tribune
U.N. council extends mandate of Darfur peacekeepers -- Washington Post

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