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BREAKING NEWS: North Sudan army carries out air attacks in Unity state, South Sudan says

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June 9, 2011 (JUBA) – The north Sudan army today carried out intensive air attacks in South Sudan’s Unity state, a state minister has told Sudan Tribune.

The attacks, which occurred from 7-8AM in the morning, were reported by the minister of information in Unity state, Gideon Gatpan Thoar.

Thoar told Sudan Tribune on Thursday that two Antonov airplanes belonging to the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF), north Sudan army, carried out the dawn attacks in a place called Jau in Pariang County of the state near the North-South borders.

Thoar further said that SAF’s Antinov airplanes, which he said were targeting the positions of division nine of the South Sudan army, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA), instead hit the settlements of civilian populations in the area. The number of casualties was not immediately confirmed.

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9 June 2011 16:28, by Mr. Truthteller
Salva Kiir should go to Khartoum and talk tough with his president Omer al Bashir instead of talking about divisions in South Sudan leadership while Abyei and South Sudan are under attack. The poor people of Pariang, another Dinka Ngok county, is under air attacks by SAF in Unity state.
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- 9 June 2011 18:58, by dinkador1
  OMER AL BASHIR,
  You know how to deal with suoth , we can not lead our self. Go ahead with your operation as you can.
  What is the work of president Mr SALVA KIIR?
  and what are you waiting for? Sorryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.
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  - 9 June 2011 19:45, by Dani
    Mr. Dor
    Do you want president Kiir to response to the brutal attack of Bashir? you are absolutely wrong, no war before independent we better die and wait for independent when we become a nation then that would be international issue and mr.Bashir will be in hell when that time comes.it is his interest (Bashir)to interrupt our independent but he is totally wrong and SPLA will never accept.we will get nothing if SPLA response because people will still go into total confusion and there will be no more South Sudan. So I personally disagree with anyone who supported war. when are we going to have freedom? this is the chance God has given us and if we misuse it we are gone and next generation will also suffer in our footstep.
    Dani K’la
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    - 9 June 2011 20:21, by dinkador1
      MR DANI,
      Thank you very much for your comments,We dont want war now till we have our right,once we responnse,the world will not trust us,Let us be ready and have war plane brother,I am mad man now if no fuel in south sudan even no food,,how can we fight?
      I want all of us to go together for our new sudan,tomorrow I have to come to juba.
      Keep on with more comments, thanks.
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    - 10 June 2011 08:10, by Anyak
      Those are just talking childishly, one have not seen how SPLA ACT in case of revenge, I am happy to my brother who fully replied you. You have not seen how your brothers the spla heroes fight because you are still a refugee
      If some one is grieved come and joint us, am now in Abyei and we are waiting for an order from the C-IN-C
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    - 10 June 2011 14:20, by Haak
      Dani....you talk of "we wait until independent of south sudan, that is when the president Kiir shall response to brutal attack of Bashir" now the question come, what of if the people whom the independent belonging to got finish by the brutal attack? who will response with Kiir?
      dear comrades, let’s always think before we leap, without fear or favor i vote for president Kiir going to Khartoum till the 8th, July, 2011 when he will only come to Juba to lower the Sudan flag down as VP Machar rise the south Sudan flag. the more Kiir sit in Juba the more Arab shall finish us beffore the so called independent. otherwise its better to have life than independent.
      thanks
      Haakamadology
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- 9 June 2011 21:43, by Atem Deng
  Salva Kiir and his bro Taban Deng who normally give him Unity state two percent shared should go to fight or else Dinka ngok will be kill all.
  Useless Governor Taban Deng and his Dinka bro Salva Kiir.
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- 9 June 2011 23:14, by Paulino Miabek de Minyiel.
  Yes! Dear trusteller, I agree with you that those of Ngok Dinka in Ruweng county are poor, I dont know what did you meant by that? I wrote the article similar to what is just happened in pan-rieng or Jau kol de koch in the splmdiaspora and in the rest of the sudanese news headlines, saying, what is happing now in Abyei will spread to the borders area like pan-rieng now. So, for you to treat it as your problem, dont call Ruweng people/them poor, they never been poor and will never be poor! They always feed their friends or those whom ever bordering them. This war is not about Ngok or Malual in the west, its all about us all, even you in the far east. Thanks.
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9 June 2011 16:37, by Waucity
These little empty people are attacking us because they have realized that they can’t survive alone...Well, you have your shar’ia law to live on..YOU are so empty that I CAN even imagine a leak coming out of you!!!
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- 9 June 2011 17:18, by Kuer Dau Apai
  Kiir and his Government should keep uphold till Date July 9
  These are the last kicks of the going horse and all should be counted till date July 9. Arabs are not happy of the breaking away of the South Sudan peaceful, rich and newly nation.
  Sorry to the people of Unity State! The Arabs in the North are jealous of the strong back-bone support from the strong governance of Unity State to the Referendum exercise. Unity State has been holding a strong position of implementing the CPA agreed policies.
  Kiir and his government should not react with the same behaviours by the North Sudan but they have to work harder to protect the South Sudan’s citizens within these remaining 30-days
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9 June 2011 16:47, by Waucity
You see, you splm that believe that you will be using oil refinery of the North, you see the weakness that you have created for yourselves..Trusting a bitter Enemy called arab...What is the point of giving them a benefit of economy?
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9 June 2011 17:21, by Konan
Dear Southers pls. stop telling lies, for sure (SAR) didn’t attack you, if you want to cover SPLA attack on South Kordfan State u better invent a convincing story. Shame on you ungrateful brothers, when there was no oil we shared everything with u and now u bite our hand and stab us on the back. Your plan is obvious and clear u are tyring to bring American and European Forces to occupy our land, but when they come that time u will realize the real meaning of occuption, torture, mistreament and racism. Just look around yourslef and see the situation in Iraq, Afganistan and Somalia. Remember one thing we are not your enemy we are your brothers, let us exchange love not hatered.
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- 9 June 2011 18:55, by Young
  Kanon or whatever you named yourself don’t be ridiculous,since when did you see SPla attacking Saf in South Kordufan while Saf was attempting to disarm the natives of S.Kordufan who are Spla.
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9 June 2011 17:25, by Rommel
I anticipate that Salva Kirr will again reaffirm his aversion to a military response, even when it is required. It seems that he is selective in the application of military force; he displays and demonstrates absolutely no hesitation or compunction when using brutal military force on innocent Bul Nuer *civilians*... but is reserved, timid and placative when an armed force is at our door.
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9 June 2011 17:25, by Nhomlawda
Poor Government of South Sudan and SPLA! Until now there is no a single air defense battery held by SPLA. It is heartbreaking when we see ourselves being bombed again without doing anything to enemy bombers after six years of relative calm in which we were supposed to have prepared for all eventualities.
All those big businesses in South Sudan and especially in Juba must donate millions of dollars to buy air defense batteries now.
We are at war and no one should under estimate this anymore.
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- 9 June 2011 21:11, by Marco A. Wek
  This is not a surprise, north want to provoke south into war knowing that July 9th is approaching. It will be up to international community to figure out if they want the north to continue provoking Southerners into war and that is what they are up to now.
  Those who were fooling themselves that Abyei attack was provoke by Southerners are yet to be waken by fresh attacks these northern losers ate planning day and night. Some would wonder why SPLA is not fighting back, yes that is what the north want so that south Sudan does not enjoy their independence. You will not see them doing the same provocative attacks on Southerners after July 9th for they know what the consequences will be for them.
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9 June 2011 20:09, by JAMES KUOI STEPHEN
Northern Sudan government should respect the rulse of CPA. If you continue convicting Human Right abused, do you thinks, what you are doing will give your expectation from this land? If not please don’t caused the tears you will moaning in the future.
Jesus Christ will not allow people of Southern Sudan back in tears again, as becasue you NCP OR SAF.
We are going to celberate July9,2011 including the whole Suthern Sudan,as Abyei, South Blue Nile, South Kordofan and the whole Nuba Moutians.
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10 June 2011 07:04, by jur_likang_a_ likan’g
When the North-South border was closed for economic activites it clearly signalled war was about to errupt. Juba should be prepared for eventuality. Jallaba are still for war. Jallaba needs to be struck from west, east and South. They might have got assurance from egypt to encourage them to carry these dirty military schemes of theirs. Egypt might have a hand on it.
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10 June 2011 08:16, by Wanibuluk Ciciliba
Yes friends, I have read all your comments this morning though some are for last evening.
Your ability to brainstorm here is very viatal and appreciated because it gives those educated who understands what is going on, a picture or map of what will happen soon or later.
I don’t just like the way our media reports things which makes people to ask questions of the validity and facts of the article, events should eb reported in time and should be fresh and measurable.
In the lue of what was reported in Unity State, I condemed it if it is true but I don’t support the call for reterliation whatsover, and I don’t rely on Americans or International Com’ty for intervention but rather suggest that just like other coleagues suggested, we have to keep calm at this time but ofcourse build up defence at the boadre to protect civilians from fear for attacks by the hungry but week Jallabas.
Don’t criticize Kirr like that, though your personally know he is a week manager, time will come when he will be redeployed to defence ministry or man of atomic energy. No tribe for S. Sudan but Southerners for south Sudan.
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10 June 2011 10:11, by aparana
What if they bomb Juba, are we going to fold our hands to wait for 9 July?
Aparana
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10 June 2011 11:05, by Atem Deng
if could be good because all drunker people who call themselves leader could face samething like other people.mean that nobody is importance in sudan except God who creact us and that is when we can realise. that here is problem.
some people like taban deng gai who though that the regime of salva kiir is heaven them
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10 June 2011 11:41, by stateman
It’s disgusting to hear the retrectic of some members of this site mainly instead of exchanging views and inputs we have come to amount in ridiculous debate about our administrations and tribalism based on concocted rumors,ideas while misstating the news this was a an attack on unity state period not the rift between our government or society in large let’s concentrate on the ongoing problems in sudan differentiating between cliques and associate but concentrating on the violations of the saf lead government of ncp from here to July anything by then shouldn’t Be counterproductive to the unity of south Sudanese
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