(KUNA) -- Twelve people from the Missiriya tribe were killed and scores others were injured by forces of the former SPLA rebels in southern Sudan in clashes near the oil-rich Abyei region, disputed between the north and south.
The Sudanese press center said that renewed skirmishes erupted this morning when the SPLA forces stationed in the Arabian Sea north of the southern Sudan attacked shepherds and their cows, which led to the occurrence of clashes between the two sides leaving 12 dead of Missiriya tribe and scores others.
The clashes occurred hours after a visit by a delegation from the central government, including the Minister of Defense and Minister of the Sudan People's Army to the region, which witnessed fierce battles between the three parties over the past two weeks.
First Vice President of the Sudanese President of the Government of South Silva Kir Myardit yesterday ordered his forces to withdraw to within the borders of the South to end the conflict that led to the deaths of 100 people from the two sides according to unofficial statistics. |