SUDAN CLASHES IN ABYEI

SUDAN CLASHES IN ABYEI

epa02743465 Sudanese Army spokesman Al-Sawarmi Khalid Saad (L) and the deputy of Sudanese Army Intelligence Sideque Amer Hassan (R) speak during a news conference in Khartoum, Sudan, 20 May 2011, following clashes between the armed forces and SPLA forces in Abyei area. The Sudanese army has accused the Sudan People's Liberation Army SPLA, the armed forces of the autonomous south of the country, of mounting an attack on the border region of Abyei. Army spokesman Al-Sawarmi Khalid Saad told state-run television that the Sudanese army had withdrawn its forces from the region on 19 May 2011 in an attempt to avoid 'friction' with SPLA troops. Soldiers, being transported in UN vehicles, had come under heavy fire around seven kilometers from the town of Abyei and incurred 'significant losses', Saad said and added that the Sudanese forces retained the right to react to aggression. EPA/PHILIP DHIL < 뉴스의 새 시대, 연합뉴스 Live >< 모바일 애플리케이션 >< 포토 매거진 >< 저작권자(c)연합뉴스. 무단전재-재배포금지. >