South Sudan Says It Shot Down Sudan Jet Amid Clashes -- New York TimesKAMPALA, Uganda — South Sudan said that it shot down a north Sudanese fighter jet in its territory on Wednesday, as the two national armies continue to clash in a dispute that international observers worry may be inching closer to war.
The jet, a MIG-29, was one of a number of Sudanese warplanes dropping bombs on South Sudan’s oil-rich Unity State, a South Sudanese military spokesman said, a region that has been at the epicenter of violent tensions along the border between Sudan and South Sudan.
“Their planes have been bombing our positions,” said the spokesman, Col. Philip Aguer, “and finally one was shot down by our defenses.”
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Update #1: South Sudan says has shot down a Sudanese military jet over South; Sudan denies claim -- Washington Post/AP
Update #2: The Bloody, Invisible Battle for South Kordofan -- Spiegel Online
My Comment: Both sides are now arming themselves for all-out war.
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