Border Tensions Between North And South Sudan Are Escalating As South Sudan Independence Looms

Sudan Is ‘Very Tense’ Amid Concern Fighting Might Erupt on Southern Border -- Bloomberg

A wider war may erupt in northern Sudan if clashes in Southern Kordofan state are not resolved, and it would be “coordinated” against the Sudanese army, Malik Agar, governor of northern Sudan’s border Blue Nile state said.

The war could spread along the border with the south from Blue Nile state on the Ethiopia border in the east to the western Sudanese region of Darfur, Agar, who’s also the head of the northern branch of the south’s ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, told reporters today in Khartoum, Sudan’s capital.

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US sees S.Sudan independence set despite violence -- Reuters
US Envoy to Attempt to Broker Peaceful Independence for South Sudan -- Voice of America
U.S. sends special envoy ahead of Sudan split -- CNN
US envoy travels to Sudan, Ethiopia -- AFP
South Sudan in economic tussle with north -- Financial Times
Sudan Not Ready For Oil Revenue Loss Shock Ahead Of Split-UN -- FOX News
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World's newest nation facing challenges -- Al Jazeera
Sudan's Bashir faces tough balancing act as south goes -- Reuters
George Clooney's Sudan monitors warn about weaponry -- CNN
Analysis: U.N. faces big challenge as Sudan readies for split -- Reuters
News analysis: Concerns mount over South Sudan's future as split approaches -- Xinhuanet