Tag: South Sudan

Sudan bombs South on eve of peace talks Juba – South Sudan said on Monday Sudanese war planes and artillery had bombarded its territory on the eve of peace talks, as Southern officials set off to attend African Union-led negotiations in Ethiopia.

Stench of death in Heglig, 1 200 dead More than 1 000 South Sudanese troops died during the battle for Sudan’s main oilfield of Heglig, the Sudanese armed forces commander said on Monday, as a stench of death filled the air.