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Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA)
The SPLA is the official military of South Sudan.
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Al Jazeera English | On the frontline with South Sudan’s army | 27 April 2012
Al Jazeera | South Sudanese troops ’advance’ on Heglig | 25 April 2012
Al Jazeera English | UN Security Council weighs Sudan sanctions | 18 April 2012
Sudan and South Sudan have accused each other of launching attacks on a new front near the border. It follows talks by the UN Security Council on possible sanctions against both countries. Al Jazeera’s Sherine Tadros reports from Khartoum.
Al Jazeera English | Sudanese jets attack oil pipeline | 5 April 2012
Al Jazeera crew forced to take cover, as South Sudan claims to have shot down one of planes which carried out raid. Al Jazeera’s Nazanine Moshiri reports from on the Sudan-South Sudan border.
Al Jazeera English | Al Jazeera – Fears of war as Sudan talks stall | 2 April 2012
Source Unknown | Salva Kiir Mayardit in Bhar El Ghazal in 1989 | 1989
Source Unknown | Dr. John Garang and Salva Kiir Mayardit in Longkuei | Date Unknown
Wednesday 16 May 2012
May 15, 2012 (JUBA) - The Chief of General Staff of South Sudan’s military, General James Hoth Mai, on Tuesday said that within a "few months" the government will provide anti-aircraft missiles to country’s army, apparently to counter (...)
Tuesday 15 May 2012
May 14, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The spokesperson of the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), Al-Sawarmi Khalid Saad, has rejected threats by the government of South Sudan to invade Abyei if Khartoum does not withdraw its troops, warning that any move (...)
Wednesday 16 May 2012
May 15, 2012 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese president Omer Hassan al-Bashir reaffirmed his country’s condition that any talks with South Sudan need to address security issues first before moving to other items.
Sudanese president Omer (...)
Monday 14 May 2012
May 13, 2012 (JUBA) - A militia in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State has joined the country’s national army, with Juba accusing it’s northern neighbour Sudan of previously backing the group.
On Thursday South Sudan’s army (SPLA) said it had (...)
Saturday 12 May 2012
* UN mission in Abyei confirms withdrawal of South Sudanese troops
By Ngor Arol Garang
May 11, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan on Friday called on the international community to exert pressure on the government of neighbouring Sudan to (...)
Saturday 12 May 2012
May 11, 2012 (BOR) - Three people have been killed and three others injured in attacks allegedly conducted by Murle tribesmen in Jonglei, local officials say, days after a "comprehensive peace deal" was signed between the state’s (...)
Friday 20 April 2012
April 20, 2012 (JUBA-KHARTOUM) – Sudan announced on Friday that its armed forces had defeated South Sudan’s army and regained full control of the oil-producing region of Heglig, shortly after Juba announced an immediate withdrawal of its (...)
Saturday 12 May 2012
By Ngor Arol Garang
May 11, 2012 (JUBA) - South Sudan on Friday called on the international community to exert pressure on the government of neighbouring Sudan to immediately withdraw its troops from the contested border region of (...)
Thursday 19 April 2012
April 19, 2012 (JUBA/BENTUI) – The army of South Sudan today has denied reports that the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) took back control of the oil-rich region of Heglig.
A picture taken on April 17, 2012 shows soldiers of the (...)
Monday 23 April 2012
By Bonifacio Taban Kuich
April 23, 2012 (BENTIU) - Sudan Armed Force (SAF) warplanes carried out an intensive bombardment of the Unity State capital town of Bentiu and neighbouring Rubkotna, Sudan Tribune’s reporter says.
A picture (...)
South Sudan after Paanthou crisis2012-05-14 01:35:00
By Steve Paterno
May 13, 2012 — Diplomatically, when the Paanthou crisis occurred, South Sudan found itself unprepared and underrepresented in the diplomatic front. The diplomatic ferocity of its (...)
Sudan and South Sudan: Where are they heading?2012-05-12 05:59:20
By Luka Biong Deng
May 11, 2012 — When the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) was signed in 2005, the Sudanese and the international community were relieved as Sudan would be put on the path of (...)
Khartoum and the language of war: Who’s really listening?2012-05-12 05:31:52
By Eric Reeves
May 11, 2012 — Every day it becomes clearer that unless Juba buckles before Khartoum's extortionate demands, on a range of issues, then the regime will settle matters (...)
AMNESTY: HEALTH CONCERNS FOR DETAINED ACTIVIST2012-05-11 20:18:33
Amnesty International
Health Concerns For Detained Activist - Bushra Gammar Hussein Rahma
11 May 2012
More than ten months after his arrest, Sudanese activist Bushra Gamar Hussein Rahma (...)
Reasons behind the defection of Maj. Gen. James Duit Yiech2012-05-09 06:06:32
Joint Statement of SSDF, NDF, SSLA and SSDA Date: 07/05/2012
The leadership of South Sudan revolutionary forces would like to clarify to the world the reasons behind the defection of Maj. Gen. (...)
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South Sudan after Paanthou crisis 2012-05-14 01:35:00 By Steve Paterno May 13, 2012 — Diplomatically, when the Paanthou crisis occurred, South Sudan found itself unprepared and underrepresented in the diplomatic front. The diplomatic ferocity of its (...)
Sudan and South Sudan: Where are they heading? 2012-05-12 05:59:20 By Luka Biong Deng May 11, 2012 — When the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) was signed in 2005, the Sudanese and the international community were relieved as Sudan would be put on the path of (...)
Khartoum and the language of war: Who’s really listening? 2012-05-12 05:31:52 By Eric Reeves May 11, 2012 — Every day it becomes clearer that unless Juba buckles before Khartoum's extortionate demands, on a range of issues, then the regime will settle matters (...)
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