[Montréal, Québec, Canada 19°C] On July 9, 2011, The Republic of South Sudan will be born, creating the world’s 196th sovereign country . It will not be an easy split. Serious military conflict between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the southern Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) has erupted along border states with particular intensity in the disputed Abyei region, 10,460 sq. kms that straddle the border and holds important oil reserves. The border region is also an important area for the northern nomadic Misseriya herdsmen who seasonally traverse the region—inhabited by sedentary southern-allied Ngoc Dinka—seeking arable land to graze their 10 million cattle.
Below are a collection of videos reporting on the recent increase in military conflict in the Abyei region.
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Sudan takes control of oil-rich Abyei (Al Jazeera English, May 22, 2011)
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Abyei takeover escalates Sudan tensions (Al Jazeera English, May 24, 2011)
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UN warns Khartoum over Abyei assault (Al Jazeera English, May 25, 2011)
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Abyei residents flee after north takeover (Al Jazeera English, May 26, 2011)
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UN condemns Sudan Abyei takeover (Al Jazeera English, June 3, 2011)
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