South Sudan Rebels Surrender in Oil-Rich North in Amnesty Deal -- Voice of America/Reuters
UBA — An estimated 3,000 South Sudanese rebels have surrendered and accepted an amnesty, a government official said on Friday, ending a long-standing insurgency in the oil-producing north of the country.
South Sudan's government has been struggling to contain several insurgencies it claims are supported by its old civil war foe Khartoum since it gained independence from Sudan in July 2011. Sudan denies the claims.
Relations between the Sudans have thawed in recent months, paving the way in April for the resumption of the South's oil being piped through Sudan after a 15-month shutdown.
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My Comment: There are still a number of rebel groups still fighting in this region .... but this is a positive start.
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