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Troops quit Sudan trouble spot

                   
mg.co.za
04-Jul-2008
        
Story Timeline:  101 days

The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. Rival troops from north and south Sudan are withdrawing from the contested trouble spot of Abyei but traded barbs on Friday over the departure required under a blueprint to restore peace. A United Nations official said the southern Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) was on the move south and that the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) started to withdraw on Friday. "There's no presence of SPLA in the area, we are outside," SPLA Major General Daniel Parnyang told reporters on Thursday, accusing the rival SAF of ignoring the June 30 deadline to withdraw. Fighting between SAF and SPLA troops in May killed at least 89 people and displaced more than 30 000. Southern politicians have demanded SAF commanders be taken to court for... [read full story]                    

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Rival forces quit flashpoint area in Sudan

 dailystar.com.lb 04-Jul-2008
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North and south forces fail to meet Abyei deadline

 gulfnews.com 01-Jul-2008
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Rival forces quit flashpoint area in Sudan

dailystar.com.lb
04-Jul-2008
        

Rival troops from North and South Sudan are withdrawing from the contested troublespot of Abyei but traded barbs on Friday over the departure required under a blueprint to restore peace. A UN official said the Southern-based...

                   

Troops quit Sudan trouble spot

news24.com
04-Jul-2008
        

Juba, Sudan - Rival troops from north and south Sudan are withdrawing from the contested trouble spot of Abyei, but traded barbs on Friday over the departure required under a blueprint to restore peace. A UN official said the...

                   

Troops quit Sudan troublespot

indiatimes.com
04-Jul-2008
        

JUBA, SUDAN: Rival troops from north and south Sudan are withdrawing from the contested trouble-spot of Abyei but traded barbs on Friday over the departure required under a blueprint to restore peace. A UN official said the...

                   

Sudan's former foes begin Abyei withdrawal

yahoo.com
04-Jul-2008
        

Reuters - JUBA, Sudan (Reuters) - Sudan's north and south armies have begun to withdraw their forces from the disputed oil-rich region of Abyei, officials said on Friday, after missing an end-June deadline agreed to by the...