Sudan war spills over into restive border, worsens Abyei crisis
The increased violence in Abyei has forced President Salva Kiir and his first deputy to call for a joint security meeting over rising humanitarian crisis.
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The increased violence in Abyei has forced President Salva Kiir and his first deputy to call for a joint security meeting over rising humanitarian crisis.
Abyei’s Minister of Information said that four suspected armed youth from Twic County in Warrap State were killed, and one local youth from Abyei was seriously injured during an attempted cattle raid in the village of Wunruop over the weekend.
The disputed oil rich Abyei region was to hold a referendum with South Sudan to decide if they want to belong to Sudan or South Sudan.
Authorities in Abyei Administrative Area on Friday said that two youths were on Thursday killed in Mabuny village in Alal County by armed youth suspected to be from Twic County of Warrap State.
Sudan and South Sudan are finally on the way to reaching an agreement on the final status of Abyei, the disputed oil-rich region on the border between the two countries.