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Bookmark or Share- 52 killed in clashes in the disputed oil-rich African region of Abyei ...JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Gunmen attacked villagers in the oil-rich region of Abyei claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan, leaving at least 52 people dead, including a U.N. peacekeeper, and 64 wounded, a regional official said Sunday.
- Enough 101: What is the Abyei Area and Why is it Disputed?It is part of the series Enough 101. The Abyei Area covers 4,000 square miles of desert, farmland, and oil fields located along the ill-defined border between Sudan and South Sudan. Abyei is claimed by both countries and has been a source of conflict in the Sudans for over 50 years.
- Abyei - WikipediaThe Abyei Area (Arabic: منطقة أبيي) is an area of 10,546 km 2 or 4,072 sq mi on the border between South Sudan and Sudan that has been accorded "special administrative status" by the 2004 Protocol on the Resolution of the Abyei Conflict (Abyei Protocol) in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended the Second Sudanese Civil War.
- Outbreak of Violence in Sudan Impeding Political Progress on Abyei ...In Abyei, the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is monitoring the potential impact of the fighting in Sudan, such as an influx of displaced persons, the entry of armed groups into the Area or the emboldening of spoilers in local intercommunal relations.
- Sudan: Why Abyei is crucial to north and south - BBC NewsFollowing the seizure of Sudan's disputed town of Abyei by northern forces and concerns of renewed civil war, the BBC's James Copnall considers why the region is so important to north and south.
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