Tag Archives: Malakal

Over 100 orphans caught in S Sudan raid: officials

Posted on March 15, 2011 by admin

From Reuters Africa, March 14, 2011: More than 100 orphans were caught in the middle of gunfire in an attack on the capital of south Sudan’s oil-producing Upper Nile state that killed more than 42 combatants, aid and military officials … Continue reading →

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Soldiers mutiny in tension over Sudan split

Posted on February 8, 2011 by admin

From The Independent, February 7, 2011: At least 50 people died in Sudan as a mutiny in the army spread through towns in the oil-producing Upper Nile state, stoking tension as the South prepares for independence. Heavy fighting involving tanks and … Continue reading →

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Sudan army fighting kills nine in Malakal near North-South Border

Posted on February 5, 2011 by admin

D. Bennett, ReliefAid.com JUBA, Sudan — At least nine people, including two children, were killed in a shootout between North and South Sudanese soldiers in the southern town of Malakal, officials and U.N. and SPLA sources said on Friday.  At … Continue reading →

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