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An Mi-26 heavy lift cargo helicopter lands at the team site of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) in Abyei, central Sudan, as Zambian soldiers serving with the international peacekeeping operation prepare to depart in armoured personal carriers on a patrol around Abyei town. The area has been the scene of heavy clashes since the seizure of the town - which sits on the border between Sudan and newly independent South Sudan - by Sudanese Government troops on 20 May. Photo ID 473894. 26/05/2011. Abyei, Sudan. UN Photo/Stuart Price

Sudan’s Next War

As the ruling party seeks to maintain its hold on power, violence escalates in the Kordofan and Blue Nile states of Sudan.

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Some Ethnic Cleansing in Sudan Before the South Declares Independence

What most reports will not tell you is that the current governor of South Kordofan is a man named Ahmad Haroun.  Prior to serving as governor, Haroun served as the Minister of State for the Interior, where he was assigned the “Darfur Security Desk.”

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