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[26 Jan 2013] Presidents of Sudan and South Sudan summoned to high level peace - English

The UN chief is warning that violence is spreading in South Sudan as fighting between rival army factions continues unabated. Ban Ki-moon says he\'s deeply concerned about the situation in the country and that the crisis should be dealt with through dialog. Meanwhile, a UN official says at least 19 people are killed in fresh clashes in Bor, the capital of Jonglei state. The army now says it has lost control of the city. Tensions are also rising in other part of the country. South Sudan has been witnessing deadly violence after President Salva Kiir accused former vice president Riek Machar of trying to launch a coup. Machar who was sacked in July has denied the accusations. Based on U-N figures, up to 500 people have been killed and 800 others wounded since the violence broke out on Sunday.

Three Indian peacekeepers are confirmed dead in an attack on a UN base in South Sudan. India\'s UN envoy says the peacekeepers were targeted and killed during an attack by a group of ethnic youths on the base in Jonglei state. The attackers were apparently chasing civilians who had taken refuge in the base. The attack on the UN base came after troops loyal to fugitive former vice president Riek Machar seized the town of Bor late Wednesday. Hundreds of people have been killed in South Sudan since violence broke out in the country on Sunday.

[11 Jan 2013] Sudan war over Abyei - Comments - English

[26 Sept 2013] The unrest in Sudan enters its fourth day as scores of protesters are killed - English

[09 Oct 2013] Sudan president: Recent violent protests aim to topple Govt - English

The United Nations Security Council has expressed concern over the humanitarian crisis and the deteriorating security situation in South Sudan amid a fierce political battle. The UN said an attack by armed men on its compound in Jonglei state left two Indian peacekeepers dead on Thursday. The targets of the attack were said to be members of President Salva Kiir\\\'s tribe who had sought refuge in the UN compound. The violence began on Sunday in the capital Juba following a failed coup and has since spread rapidly across the country. The president has accused former vice president Riek Machar of attempting to seize power by force. At least 500 people are believed to have died since Sunday in the fighting between the army and Machar\\\'s supporters. The oil-rich country has been struggling to achieve stable government since it seceded from Sudan in 2011, with Western support.

PressTV - After South_ North Sudan also launches new currency

Press TV has conducted an interview with Abayomi Azikiwe, the editor of Pan African News Wire from Detroit, about the announcement of the formation of a new government in Sudan.

The United Nations says that between 400 and 500 bodies have been taken to hospitals in the South Sudan capital Juba after clashes between rival army factions. The chief of UN peacekeeping forces says that about 800 people were also injured in battles between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and an opposition leader who allegedly tried to stage a coup. The fighting began on Sunday after the president accused troops loyal to his arch-rival, ex-vice president Riek Machar, of attempting to seize power. Machar was sacked from the government in July. About 15000 people have sought refuge in UN compounds around Juba since the fighting started on Sunday.

[12th July 2016] Heavy fighting underway in South Sudan for 5th day in row | Press TV English

[15th July 2016] S Sudan-s pres. Kiir opposes building up more peacekeepers | Press TV English

[24th July 2016] South Sudan opposition changes leader Machar | Press TV English

[27th July 2016] 37000 from South Sudan flee to Uganda in past 3 weeks | Press TV English

[21 April 2012] Sudans in Conflict - News Analysis - Presstv - English Tensions between Sudan and South Sudan reach unprecedented levels after South Sudan captured Heglig, an oil-rich border region in Sudan. Juba claims Heglig is part of its territory. President Omar al-Bashir says it's time he liberate South Sudan from its rulers. Is the region on the verge of an all-out war?

[11 June 2012] Israel has long history of racial discrimination - English African migrants have been the target of violent attacks by Israeli protesters in the past few weeks, while new legislation allows for the detention of migrants without charge. On June 3, Tel Aviv announced that migrants who illegally crossed into Israel could face a detention of up to three years. According to the Israeli interior ministry statistics, about 60,000 African immigrants, mainly from Sudan, South Sudan and Eritrea, have entered Israel illegally. Press TV has conducted an interview with Abayomi Azikiwe, director of Pan-African News Wire, to further discuss the issue.

The United Nations is warning that it\\\'ll investigate reports of crimes against humanity in South Sudan. The warning comes after eyewitnesses unveiled a wave of brutal ethnic killings. UN chief Ban Ki-moon says all those responsible for the killings will face the consequences. He has asked the Security Council to nearly double the size of the UN mission in South Sudan. Since nearly a week ago, the country has been hit by deadly fighting between government forces and rebels loyal to former vice president, Riek Machar. According to official estimates, 500 people have lost their lives in the week long conflict. But independent sources believe the real figure to be higher.

Aljazeera reports on the underlying interests of various global powers and corporations in the region.

In an interview with Amy Goodman on March 2, 2007, U.S. General Wesley Clark (Ret.), explains that the Bush Administration planned to take out 7 countries in 5 years: Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Lybia, Somalia, Sudan, Iran

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[06 June 2012] 'China supports Syria's sovereignty' - English June Security Council President Li Baodong of China laid out a busy schedule for the month that involves meetings on Sudan -- Guinea Bissau -- Libya -- and other issues. Syria will be a big priority -- he said -- and he was philosophical about the challenges it presents -- especially in the wake of the Houla massacre. To answer his own question -- Li says the Council will have to rely on information from UN people on the ground in Syria -- since all sides are blaming the other for the massacre. Though some have named Syrian forces in the attack -- others refer to eyewitness accounts of armed gangs in pickup trucks committing the murders -- more than 100 -- two Fridays ago.

[1] Fatal Distraction - 10 Aug 2012 - English Yvonne Ridley investigates the US bombing of a pharmaceutical factory in Sudan and its connection with the Lewinsky scandal during the Bill Clinton administration.

What did the Arrogant Powers think was necessary to do before they could launch any kind of attack on the Islamic Republic of Iran? And who was instrumental in exposing this dirty plan of theirs? Which 6 countries did the Arrogant Powers plan to destroy in order to be able to destroy the Islamic Republic of Iran? Why did Saddam - whom the Arrogant Powers supported for the longest time - suddenly become a danger for the Arrogant Powers? And what was the reason for the Arrogant Powers to overthrow the government of Syria? Besides, how were the relations between Iran and Syria? How did Syria aid Iran during the 8-year imposed war? Furthermore, what were the plans of the Arrogant Powers for Lebanon? Why did the Arrogant Powers do what they did in Libya, Sudan, and Somalia? And what policy did the Islamic Republic of Iran formulate in this situation? Additionally, what was Iran\'s role in the bitter failure of America\'s plans for Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon? Who was behind the successful policy of the Islamic Republic and who did the strategic planning and execution that led to the victory and progress of the Resistance Front in West Asia? And finally, why does the name of Shaheed Haj Qasem Soleimani sting the enemies so very much? The Leader of the Islamic Republic, Imam Sayyid Ali Khamenei, sheds light upon the dirty plans that the American political establishment had designed to destroy the Islamic Republic of Iran, as his eminence speaks about \"The 6 Countries Needed To Subdue Before Iran\".

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[11 June 2012] Al Khalifa will not survive by brutal crackdown: Analyst - English Bahraini regime forces have raided the house of Sheikh Ali Salman, the leader of the country's main opposition group, al-Wefaq, in a village near the capital, Manama. The incident took place as thousands of Bahraini protesters were holding an anti-regime demonstration outside Salman's house. The exact date of the incident, however, has not been announced. Al-Wefaq has organized many anti-government demonstrations in Bahrain since the beginning of the revolution in February 2011. Press TV talks with Jamal Wakim, a professor at the Lebanese International University, to further discuss the issue.

It\'s the longest river in the world and runs through Rwanda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Sudan and Egypt, but instead of the being the great uniter, the Nile has become the great divider because of a dispute that is causing serious tension between two of those countries.