North - South Sudan Tensions Continue

Zambian peacekeepers patrol in Abyei, Sudan, in this handout picture released by the United Nations Missions in Sudan. Photograph: Stuart Price/Unmis/Reuters

UN Admits Peacekeepers Failed In Sudan Clashes -- The Guardian

Zambian troops should have had 'more visibility' during fighting over Abyei, top military adviser finds.

The UN has admitted peacekeepers were wrong to stay in barracks during recent fighting between northern and southern Sudan that left scores of people dead and caused tens of thousands to flee.

General Babacar Gaye, the UN peacekeeping department's top military adviser, found that "we could have and should have had more visibility to deter any violence against civilians," a spokesman said.

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More News On The Conflict Between North - South Sudan

North-south clash in flashpoint Sudan oil state: UN -- Yahoo News/AFP
Sudan: UN probes clashes in oil-rich South Kordofan -- BBC
UN Mission in Sudan Investigates Attacks in Kordofan State -- Voice of America
Shooting reported in Sudan flashpoint state's capital -- Reuters
Fighting in volatile Sudan oil state: UN -- AFP
UNSC Condemns Sudan's Invasion Of Disputed Abyei Region -- RTT News
Broader Conflict Is Feared as Fighting Breaks Out on the Border -- New York Times
Sudan rejects U.N. call to withdraw from Abyei -- Washington Post
U.N. investigates Sudanese fighting -- UPI
Troops to stay in Abyei for now: Sudan minister -- Yahoo News/Reuters
UN probes peacekeepers' absence amid Sudan clashes -- Reuters
UN investigating reports that peacekeepers were holed up during fighting in Sudan's Abyei area -- Canadian Press/AP
At least 96,000 flee Sudan's Abyei region -U.N. -- Reuters
London wants resolution to Abyei crisis -- UPI

Brinkmanship in Sudan as a Deadline Nears -- New York Times analysis
Battle for Abyei could ignite new war in Sudan -- Scott Baldauf and Maggie Fick, Mail & Guardian
Sudan's invasion of Abyei: Is it ethnic cleansing or isn't it? -- Colum Lynch, Foreign Policy
Sudan's leaders aren't looking for a fight -- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian