Thursday, June 16, 2011

North - South Sudan Crisis -- News Updates June 16, 2011

U.N. Officials Warn of a Growing ‘Panic’ in Central Sudan as Violence Spreads -- New York Times

NAIROBI, Kenya — United Nations officials warned on Wednesday of “a growing sense of panic” in the volatile Kordofan area of central Sudan, with 60,000 people displaced, aid convoys blocked, ethnic clashes erupting and dozens dead — possibly including several United Nations workers. President Obama urged the Sudanese government to cease “its military actions immediately.”

Aid workers and historians of Sudan said that what was happening in the Kordofan region, as described by United Nations officials, had the echoes of previous conflicts in the country that had spiraled out of control, including the bloodshed in Darfur.

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More News On The Crisis On The North - South Sudan Border

Dozens dead in new front between north-south Sudan -- Yahoo News/AP
Abyei clashes 'resume' on Sudan's embattled border -- Yahoo News/AFP
North, south Sudan clash before split: south army -- Yahoo News/Reuters
'Almost 100 killed' in south Sudan clashes over past week -- AFP
Fighting ramps up in Sudan border regions -- L.A. Times
The Borderlands Between North and South Sudan Get Bloodier -- Time
Panic grips Sudan, U.N. says -- UPI
Khartoum accused of ‘ethnic cleansing´ -- Washington Times
Sudan: “Ethnic Cleansing” in South Kordofan? -- John Campbell, Council On Foreign Relations
Sudan fighting brings accusations of ethnic cleansing -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News
Sudanese Fighting Displaces 60,000 in Southern Kordofan State, UN Says -- Bloomberg
Barack Obama calls for Sudan ceasefire after renewed fighting -- The Telegraph
Obama calls for South Sudan cease-fire -- Christian Science Monitor
US Warns Sudan on Abyei, Southern Kordofan -- Voice of America

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