{"id":320441,"date":"2011-03-18T17:30:10","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T17:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/18\/south-sudan-clashes-kill-scores\/"},"modified":"2011-03-18T17:30:10","modified_gmt":"2011-03-18T17:30:10","slug":"south-sudan-clashes-kill-scores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/18\/south-sudan-clashes-kill-scores\/","title":{"rendered":"South Sudan clashes &#8216;kill scores&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div readability=\"82.2267685482\">\n        \t\t  <span><br \/>\n    <span>18 March 2011<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Last updated at <\/span><span>13:30 ET<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Two days of fighting between the South Sudan army and rebels have killed about 70 people, officials say.<\/p>\n<p>The clashes between the SPLA and fighters loyal to rebel leader George Athor have broken out in three states.<\/p>\n<p>After similar clashes last week, the southern government accused the north and President Omar al-Bashir of trying to destabilise it.<\/p>\n<p>South Sudan is due to declare independence in July, following decades of north-south conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Some 99% of South Sudanese voters backed secession in January&#8217;s referendum, which was part of a 2005 peace deal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The fighting was very heavy, but the rebels are now being pursued,&#8221; said SPLA spokesman Philip Aguer, reports the AFP news agency.<\/p>\n<p>He said 34 SPLA soldiers and 36 rebels had been killed.<\/p>\n<p>Fighting broke out in Unity and Upper Nile states on Thursday, before continuing in Jonglei state on Friday, Col Aguer said.<\/p>\n<p>The SPLA has been trying to track down the rebel forces who carried out a raid on the major town of Malakal last week.<\/p>\n<p>Following that attack, the SPLA southern government said it was suspending talks with the north about secession.<\/p>\n<p>It accused the northern military intelligence of arming southern militias in order to topple the SPLA.<\/p>\n<p>The north denied the charges and President Bashir has repeatedly said he will accept the independence of the oil-rich south.<\/p>\n<p>Gen Athor went into rebellion after losing last April&#8217;s election to be governor of Jonglei state, which he contested as an independent candidate.<\/p>\n<p>His group signed a ceasefire just before the referendum but fighting resumed in February and hundreds have been killed.<\/p>\n<p>His rebellion appears to be spreading, and represents a growing concern for the southern authorities as they prepare for independence, correspondents say.<\/p>\n<p>  <!-- This is our generic style sheet for the toggle image -->\n<link href=\"\/nol\/shared\/spl\/hi\/world\/10\/sudan\/css\/togglev1.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\"\/><link href=\"\/nol\/shared\/spl\/hi\/world\/10\/sudan\/css\/menu.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\"\/><!-- This is our generic javascript for the toggle image --><\/p>\n<p>Sudan: A country divided<\/p>\n<p><!-- Our controls are in here --><\/p>\n<div>\n<div readability=\"33.5\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/d040d206ography_464.jpg\" width=\"464\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Satellite image showing geography of Sudan, source: Nasa\" \/><\/p>\n<div readability=\"12\">\n<p>The great divide across Sudan is visible even from space, as this Nasa satellite image shows. The northern states are a blanket of desert, broken only by the fertile Nile corridor. Southern Sudan is covered by green swathes of grassland, swamps and tropical forest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"32.5\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/11c045adethnic_464.gif\" width=\"464\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Map showing Ethnicity of Sudan, source:\" \/><\/p>\n<div readability=\"10\">\n<p>Sudan&#8217;s arid northern regions are home mainly to Arabic-speaking Muslims. But in Southern Sudan there is no dominant culture. The Dinkas and the Nuers are the largest of more than 200 ethnic groups, each with its own traditional beliefs and languages.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"33.5\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/c0f0115ant_mort_464.gif\" width=\"464\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Map showing infant Mortality in Sudan, source: Sudan household health survey 2006\" \/><\/p>\n<div readability=\"12\">\n<p>The health inequalities in Sudan are illustrated by infant mortality rates. In Southern Sudan, one in 10 children die before their first birthday. Whereas in the more developed northern states, such as Gezira and White Nile, half of those children would be expected to survive.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"34.5\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/29b4a0bfr_sanit_464.gif\" width=\"464\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Map showing percentage of households using improved water and sanitation in Sudan, source: Sudan household health survey 2006\" \/><\/p>\n<div readability=\"14\">\n<p>The gulf in water resources between north and south is stark. In Khartoum, River Nile, and Gezira states, two-thirds of people have access to piped drinking water and pit latrines. In the south, boreholes and unprotected wells are the main drinking sources. More than 80% of southerners have no toilet facilities whatsoever.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"33.5\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/6bc86ff0ucation_464.gif\" width=\"464\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Map showing percentage of who complete primary school education in Sudan, source: Sudan household health survey 2006\" \/><\/p>\n<div readability=\"12\">\n<p>Throughout Sudan, access to primary school education is strongly linked to household earnings. In the poorest parts of the south, less than 1% of children finish primary school. Whereas in the wealthier north, up to 50% of children complete primary level education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"33\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/a119deececurity_464.gif\" width=\"464\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Map showing percentage of households with poor food consumption in Sudan, source: Sudan household health survey 2006\" \/><\/p>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<p>Conflict and poverty are the main causes of food insecurity in Sudan. The residents of war-affected Darfur and Southern Sudan are still greatly dependent on food aid. Far more than in northern states, which tend to be wealthier, more urbanised and less reliant on agriculture.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div readability=\"33\">\n\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/e200f095sud_oil_464.gif\" width=\"464\" height=\"540\" alt=\"Map showing position of oilfileds in Sudan, source: Drilling info international\" \/><\/p>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<p>Sudan exports billions of dollars of oil per year. Southern states produce more than 80% of it, but receive only 50% of the revenue, exacerbating tensions with the north. The oil-rich border region of Abyei is to hold a separate vote on whether to join the north or the south.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>View original post here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/go\/rss\/int\/news\/-\/news\/world-africa-12791475\" title=\"South Sudan clashes 'kill scores'\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South Sudan clashes &#8216;kill scores&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 18 March 2011 Last updated at 13:30 ET Two days of fighting between the South Sudan army and rebels have killed about 70 people, officials say. The clashes between the SPLA and fighters loyal to rebel leader George Athor have broken out in three states. 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