Saturday, April 21, 2012

South Sudan withdraws from oil area, easing border crisis

 

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir waves to supporters after receiving victory greetings at the Defence Ministry, in KhartoumJUBA/KHARTOUM (Reuters) - South Sudan said on Friday it would withdraw its troops from the disputed Heglig oil region more than a week after seizing it from Sudan, pulling the countries back from the brink of a full-blown war. Sudan quickly declared victory, saying its armed forces had "liberated" the area by force as thousands of people poured onto the streets of Khartoum cheering, dancing, honking car horns and waving flags. ...

South Sudan withdraws from oil area, easing border crisis
Sat, 21 Apr 2012 08:46:57 GMT

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