Sudan's President Has Given His Troops The "Green Light" To Attack Southern Forces

North May ‘Cleanse’ Sudanese Border Town, U.N. Says -- New York Times

NAIROBI, Kenya — After seizing a disputed town on the border of the breakaway region of southern Sudan on Saturday, the army of northern Sudan is now facilitating a relatively large influx of nomadic people into the area, according to new United Nations field reports.

United Nations officials said the move could mean that the Sudanese government is trying to “ethnically cleanse” the area, in a bid to permanently change its demographics and annex the town, Abyei, just weeks before southern Sudan is supposed to split off from the north and form its own country.


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More News On The War Of Words Between North And South Sudan

Sudan's al-Bashir gives 'green light' for attacks -- Yahoo News/AP
Thousands flee Sudan's Abyei as militias move south -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Khartoum militia heading south: satellite images -- Yahoo News/AFP

Sudan's Abyei dispute: Bashir vows to remain -- BBC
Bashir says Abyei belongs to the north -- Al Jazeera

Southern Sudan Says North Settling Arab Tribes in Disputed Abyei Region -- Bloomberg
Thousands more flee fighting in Sudan's oil-rich Abyei region -- L.A. Times
Gunmen fire on UN helicopters in tense Sudan town -- CBS News
Sudan's Abyei dispute: 'Shots fired' at UN helicopters -- BBC
UN choppers under fire in Abyei -- Global Post
Monitors: North Sudan's Occupation of Abyei Was Planned -- Voice of America

Escalation in Sudan's Abyei reaches no-return point -- Xinhuanet
Q+A-North Sudan army takes control of Abyei region -- Reuters
Conflict over Abyei: Why Sudan Stands "Close to the Precipice of War" -- Alex Perry, Time
Does Abyei threaten the future of South Sudan? -- BBC
Crisis in Sudan -- Washington Post editorial