Sudan Rebels Launch Attack To Retake Border Town -- Reuters
Rebels in a Sudanese border state say they have occupied an airport and are fighting with government troops to retake a town that became a flashpoint during the civil war, but the army denied it had lost any territory.
The SPLM-North, rebels from the south who were left in Sudan after South Sudan seceded, said their fighters had reached Kurmuk, which they lost to the Sudanese army in late 2011.
The clashes undermine African Union efforts secure a border still disputed nearly two years after South Sudan became independent, set up a military-free buffer zone and restart oil production, which the countries' economies desperately need.
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Sudan Troops Battle Rebels in Border Area -- New York Times
Sudan Says It Has Driven Rebels From Key District -- Wall Street Journal
Sudanese army says clashes near southern border have killed at least 60 rebels -- Washington
The SPLM-North, rebels from the south who were left in Sudan after South Sudan seceded, said their fighters had reached Kurmuk, which they lost to the Sudanese army in late 2011.
The clashes undermine African Union efforts secure a border still disputed nearly two years after South Sudan became independent, set up a military-free buffer zone and restart oil production, which the countries' economies desperately need.
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More News On Border Battles Between Sudan And Southern Rebels
Sudan Troops Battle Rebels in Border Area -- New York Times
Sudan Says It Has Driven Rebels From Key District -- Wall Street Journal
Sudanese army says clashes near southern border have killed at least 60 rebels -- Washington
More News On Border Battles Between Sudan And Southern Rebels
Sudan Troops Battle Rebels in Border Area -- New York Times
Sudan Says It Has Driven Rebels From Key District -- Wall Street Journal
Sudanese army says clashes near southern border have killed at least 60 rebels -- Washington Post/AP
Sudan Army Says It Recaptured Area in Blue Nile From SPLM-N Rebels -- allAfrica.com
Sudan, South Sudan border clashes leave ‘many casualties’: report -- Press TV (Iran)
Sudan: South Sudan's Kiir Seeks to Contain Growing Political Crisis in Upper Nile State -- allAfrica.com
Analysis: Peace unravels in the two Sudans -- Al Jazeera