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| Sudan tense for oil border ruling | Sudan tense for oil border ruling |
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| Tension is high in Sudan as a court ruling in The Hague is awaited on its disputed internal border, which cuts through rich oil fields. | Tension is high in Sudan as a court ruling in The Hague is awaited on its disputed internal border, which cuts through rich oil fields. |
| The main parties in north and south Sudan have pledged to abide by the court ruling but some fear a return to their long war, which ended in 2005. | The main parties in north and south Sudan have pledged to abide by the court ruling but some fear a return to their long war, which ended in 2005. |
| Under the peace deal, the south is autonomous but the region's borders are not clearly defined. | Under the peace deal, the south is autonomous but the region's borders are not clearly defined. |
| Both north and south claim the Abyei region and its oil. | Both north and south claim the Abyei region and its oil. |
| At the weekend, the UN accused the southern Sudanese army, the SPLA, of moving troops into Abyei ahead of the ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. | At the weekend, the UN accused the southern Sudanese army, the SPLA, of moving troops into Abyei ahead of the ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. |
| This was strongly denied by the SPLA. | This was strongly denied by the SPLA. |
| Both armies had agreed to stay out of the area. | Both armies had agreed to stay out of the area. |
| Ghost town | Ghost town |
| A 22-year civil war - separate from the Darfur conflict - which pitted the mainly Muslim north against the Christian and animist south ended in 2005, after claiming 1.5 million lives. | A 22-year civil war - separate from the Darfur conflict - which pitted the mainly Muslim north against the Christian and animist south ended in 2005, after claiming 1.5 million lives. |
| The peace deal four years ago established a commission to decide on the boundaries of Abyei, which was supposed to be administered jointly until a referendum in 2011. | The peace deal four years ago established a commission to decide on the boundaries of Abyei, which was supposed to be administered jointly until a referendum in 2011. |
| Rivals agree to avert war Could clashes herald return to war? Uneasy peace in Sudan ghost town | Rivals agree to avert war Could clashes herald return to war? Uneasy peace in Sudan ghost town |
| But the north rejected the commission's decision, which determined that Abyei included oil fields and key grazing areas. | But the north rejected the commission's decision, which determined that Abyei included oil fields and key grazing areas. |
| Analysts say the disputed area's size and make-up matters because Abyei's residents are likely to vote to join southern Sudan's administration in the referendum. | Analysts say the disputed area's size and make-up matters because Abyei's residents are likely to vote to join southern Sudan's administration in the referendum. |
| At the same time, the south will vote on whether it wants to be independent. | At the same time, the south will vote on whether it wants to be independent. |
| After clashes broke out in Abyei town last year, the two sides agreed to refer the case to the Permanent Court of Arbitration. | After clashes broke out in Abyei town last year, the two sides agreed to refer the case to the Permanent Court of Arbitration. |
| As many as 100 people died, and the incident was seen as the biggest threat to the peace deal. | As many as 100 people died, and the incident was seen as the biggest threat to the peace deal. |
| Correspondents say Abyei town is a ghost of its former self with few prepared to rebuild it, fearing further clashes. | Correspondents say Abyei town is a ghost of its former self with few prepared to rebuild it, fearing further clashes. |
| Only around 3,000 people are thought to live in and around Abyei compared to 50,000 before the fighting last year, Reuters news agency reports. | Only around 3,000 people are thought to live in and around Abyei compared to 50,000 before the fighting last year, Reuters news agency reports. |
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