Troops quit Sudan troublespot amid barbs (AFP)

JUBA, Sudan (AFP) - 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 Sudan People's Liberation Army was on the move south and that the Sudan Armed Forces 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 alleged crimes against humanity. Under the June 8 roadmap agreement between former enemies, north and south, a joint... [read full story]