Sudan in Flames... Again

[Feanor]

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The South Sudanese Army is now involved in a civil war against multiple rebel factions. At least 57 people died in the fighting since Saturday. Since the beginning of this year over 800 people have died in the fighting.

The government of South Sudan accused the North of funding and supplying and arming the rebels.

It was sort of inevitable with the forced referendum, and the North's unwillingness to give up their oil. Anyone have thoughts on yet another civil war in Sudan? Will it go down the road of the Congo?

 

[NICO]

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The South Sudanese Army is now involved in a civil war against multiple rebel factions. At least 57 people died in the fighting since Saturday. Since the beginning of this year over 800 people have died in the fighting.

The government of South Sudan accused the North of funding and supplying and arming the rebels.

It was sort of inevitable with the forced referendum, and the North's unwillingness to give up their oil. Anyone have thoughts on yet another civil war in Sudan? Will it go down the road of the Congo?

I am afraid that what is happening in Sudan and inevitable humanitarian disaster which seem to regularly occur in Africa will take a back seat to events in Libya and Syria. :cry2

 

[Feros Ferio]

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The South Sudanese Army is now involved in a civil war against multiple rebel factions. At least 57 people died in the fighting since Saturday. Since the beginning of this year over 800 people have died in the fighting.

The government of South Sudan accused the North of funding and supplying and arming the rebels.

It was sort of inevitable with the forced referendum, and the North's unwillingness to give up their oil. Anyone have thoughts on yet another civil war in Sudan? Will it go down the road of the Congo?

It definitely appears that a civil war is waiting to happen. In fact, in the couple of years leading up to this referendum (if not more) it has appeared that a civil war was only a matter of time. Do you remember the incident where Somali pirates captured the MV Faina (I believe thats the name)? It just so happened that it was carrying a cargo of T-72s, and other military hardware. Now the manifest said it was headed to Kenya, but apparently Kenya was just a routing point for these weapons on their way to South Sudan. Now, I'm a realist so I know that for every story like this we hear of, there's a bunch more that we don't. If South Sudan was being armed as early as 2008, then peace doesn't seem to have been in the plans now does it? I don't think it would take much for South Sudan, or all the Sudan for that matter, to turn into a new DRC. The LRA already operates there, among multiple other rebel groups, and a lack of cooperation between neighboring states means they will continue to find the space to do so.

 

[surpreme]

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The South Sudanese Army is now involved in a civil war against multiple rebel factions. At least 57 people died in the fighting since Saturday. Since the beginning of this year over 800 people have died in the fighting.

The government of South Sudan accused the North of funding and supplying and arming the rebels.

It was sort of inevitable with the forced referendum, and the North's unwillingness to give up their oil. Anyone have thoughts on yet another civil war in Sudan? Will it go down the road of the Congo?

The Sudan problem is about oil and money if you read between the lines. Back in the 90's you had lots rebels who in the south were in the Sudan Liberation Army they had problems back then some would defect to the Republic of Sudan this is going happen until the money is use the right way or given out correctly. After talking to some of the lost boy or the ones who walk to Kenya it about how they not getting any money from the north. It a big mesh in Southern Sudan everybody want a piece of the pie. My conclusion is until the different group can find a way to share the money this problem going to go on for some time. One thing I would like to know who going to get the deal to drill all this oil in the south? It just going to get more of a headache in South Sudan

 

[Feros Ferio]

The Sudan problem is about oil and money if you read between the lines. Back in the 90's you had lots rebels who in the south were in the Sudan Liberation Army they had problems back then some would defect to the Republic of Sudan this is going happen until the money is use the right way or given out correctly. After talking to some of the lost boy or the ones who walk to Kenya it about how they not getting any money from the north. It a big mesh in Southern Sudan everybody want a piece of the pie. My conclusion is until the different group can find a way to share the money this problem going to go on for some time. One thing I would like to know who going to get the deal to drill all this oil in the south? It just going to get more of a headache in South Sudan

I agree. Oil wealth is definitely one of the biggest issues surrounding this conflict. Take a look at the news today. While skirmishing along the border has continued sporadically since the creation of South Sudan, the north took it to another level. They have moved troops into the disuputed region of Abyei, which is very rich in oil. South Sudan says it will not go to war as it will regain Abyei soon. President Bashir of the North has already said he will not give it back and there are already reports of militia's backed by his government opening fire on several UN vehicles and helicopters, and this is all after it was formally agreed upon that the issue would be decided by referendum. So I fail to see how exactly the South plans on getting it back without a fight.