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Fears of new war in Sudan's troubled Nuba Mountains
03.11.2009 - AFP

NUBA MOUNTAINS, Sudan — Air raids may no longer target the highlands of central Sudan, but heads still turn sharply to scan the skies at the sound of an aeroplane engine overhead. The Nuba Mountains -- once a key enclave of rebels battling the government in Khartoum -- saw some of the heaviest fighting of Sudan's 22-year civil war between north and south. However many people living in the green hills and wooded valleys at the geographical heart of Africa's largest nation fear fresh conflict is looming ... mehr
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SUDAN: The Nuba Mountains - straddling the north-south divide
12.11.2009 - IRIN

KAUDA - The Nuba Mountains, a former frontline region in Sudan’s north-south civil war remain tense, years after the 2005 north-south peace agreement, local leaders and analysts say. Comprising some 48,000 sqkm of green uplands and farmland, the area is part of northern Sudan’s Southern Kordofan State, but as during the war, remains politically dominated by the southern-led Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). Tensions and mistrust have remained high between Sudan’s north and south - major political, ideological and religious differences are unresolved – not least in the Nuba region ... mehr


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Will Sudan's Nuba Mountains be left high and dry?
24.11.2009 - BBC

"Welcome to the liberated areas," the official said proudly, greeting those climbing out the small aeroplane that had just bounced down on the sandy airstrip in central Sudan. If one still remained unsure as to who controls the green hills at the geographical heart of Africa's largest nation, the arrival form spells it out. The crest of the ex-rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) heads the form ... mehr



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Stammeskämpfer töten mehr als 140 Menschen

Im Sudan droht laut mehreren Hilfsorganisationen ein neuer Krieg. Vor allem die Menschen im Süden des Landes leiden unter den Stammeskonflikten. Beim Angriff einer Volksgruppe auf ihre Rivalen sind nun mehr als 140 Personen umgekommen, Dutzende wurden verletzt....
http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschla ... 43,00.html

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Wenn der Sudan brennt, brennt bald ganz Afrika

Der Sudan droht in Gewalt zu versinken. Präsident Omar al-Baschir ist vor dem Internationalen Strafgerichtshof des Völkermordes angeklagt. Dennoch geht das Töten weiter. Im vergangenen Jahr sind mehr als 2500 Menschen ermordet und 350.000 vertrieben worden. Experten sind extrem besorgt.

Mehrere Hilfsorganisationen haben vor einem neuen Krieg im Sudan gewarnt, falls sich die internationale Gemeinschaft nicht stärker um das Land kümmere. Das vor fünf Jahren zwischen den Bürgerkriegsparteien im Nord- und Südsudan geschlossene Friedensabkommen stehe vor dem Zusammenbruch, heißt es in einem Bericht von zehn Organisationen. Grund seien chronische Armut, steigende Gewalt und politische Spannungen. Das am 9. Januar 2005 geschlossene Abkommen hatte einen 22 Jahre dauernden Krieg beendet, bei dem schätzungsweise zwei Millionen Menschen starben und etwa doppelt so viele vertrieben wurden.
http://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/arti ... frika.html

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In Sudan's Nuba Mountains, On the Edge of War
01.05.2011 - Time

Deep in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, by the light of a full moon, I am passed a glass of sugary tea — and the discussion of another civil war in the heart of Africa begins. My two hosts in the town of Dilling are commanders in a government-sponsored Arab paramilitary force that a decade ago carried out Darfur-style atrocities against their African neighbors in the surrounding mountains. For nine years, they have held a ceasefire. But now the coming secession of South Sudan has prompted fears of renewed ethnic conflict ... mehr
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Sudan: Could Nuba mountains be next conflict?
10.05.2011 - BBC

The seemingly tranquil village of Kauda in central Sudan's beautiful Nuba mountains poses one of the greatest challenges to Khartoum. South Sudan will become independent in July, following a long civil war. But that does not mean the country left behind is united. The people of the Nuba mountains, in the north, are on a collision course with President Omar al-Bashir and his party. The Nuba are a collection of language groups that are sometimes described as more a political or geographical entity than a homogenous ethnic group. They follow Islam, Christianity, or traditional religions - but crucially, most see themselves as very different from the Arab elites in Khartoum ... mehr


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Sudan: UN probes clashes in oil-rich South Kordofan
06.06.2011 - BBC

The UN is investigating clashes that have broken out in Sudan's oil-producing state of South Kordofan. The volatile region is on the northern side of the border with South Sudan but is home to many who fought for the south in Sudan's long civil war ... mehr
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NORD- GEGEN SÜDSUDAN
Kämpfe in zweiter Grenzregion
08.06.2011 - taz

... Nordsudans Armee warf am Montag Südsudan Angriffe in der Provinz Süd-Kordofan vor. Man behalte sich das Recht auf einen Gegenschlag "zu angemessener Zeit" vor ... mehr


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Sudan: 60,000 flee South Kordofan fighting, UN says
15.06.2011 - BBC

Some 60,000 people have fled bombing in Sudan's South Kordofan region near the north-south border, the UN says. Northern forces are accused of targeting the area's pro-southern groups, as oil-rich South Sudan prepares for independence next month. US President Barak Obama has called for a ceasefire following the upsurge of fighting, to prevent a return to the two-decade north-south civil war ... mehr
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100.000 Menschen schon geflohen
15.06.2011 - ORF

Wenige Wochen vor der geplanten Abspaltung des Südsudans eskaliert in der zukünftigen Grenzregion die Gewalt. Im Jänner hatte sich der Süden in einem Referendum mit einer überwältigenden Mehrheit für eine Unabhängigkeit vom Norden entschieden. Seither kämpfen beide Landesteile um die ölreichen Grenzregionen. Mehr als 100.000 Menschen sind laut UNO aus ihren Dörfern geflohen ... mehr


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People & Power travelled to Southern Kordofan for an exclusive interview with the leader of the SPLA rebels there.
13.07.2011 - Al Jazeera

Sudan: War and independence was made by Callum Macrae and John D McHugh. Here Callum Macrae writes about meeting the leader of the SPLA rebels in the disputed border area of Southern Kordofan. Abdel Aziz Adam Al Hilu, the leader of the SPLA rebels in the disputed border area of Southern Kordofan, emerged silently from the darkness, beaming genially. We had travelled for the best part of a day and night for this meeting, and we had no idea where we were, beyond the fact that we were in the open, somewhere in the Nuba mountains. We had travelled in strict radio silence - all satellite phones switched off to ensure Sudanese intelligence in Khartoum could not trace us ... mehr

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Sudan's South Kordofan hit by 'new wave of bombings'
13.07.2011 - BBC

Sudan's military has bombed its volatile South Kordofan region, despite a peace deal to end the conflict, the UN says. It said heavy bombing and gunfire were heard on Monday around the region's main town, Kadugli. South Kordofan borders South Sudan, which became independent on Saturday. About 70 000 people fled bombings in South Kordofan last month, as Khartoum was accused of ethnic cleansing ahead of the south's independence ... mehr

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Sudan's South Kordofan fighting: UN warns of war crimes
18.07.2011 - BBC

A UN report has warned that war crimes may have been committed in Sudan's South Kordofan region. The report, leaked to the BBC, said both government and rebel forces were guilty of atrocities but the army's actions were "especially egregious". It called for a special investigation into the conflict, which has displaced about 70,000 people. Sudan's government says it is responding to rebel attacks in the region which borders South Sudan ... mehr
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Sudan: Alarmierende Lage in Süd-Kordofan
12.08.2011 - epo

Aufgrund der alarmierenden Menschenrechts-Lage in den Nuba-Bergen in der sudanesischen Provinz Süd-Kordofan hat der dortige Bischof Andudu Adam Elnail an die Vereinten Nationen appelliert, Beobachter zu entsenden. Sie sollen untersuchen, ob dort Kriegsverbrechen und Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit begangen werden. Die Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker (GfbV) in Göttingen unterstützt die Forderung. "Wir Nuba fürchten, dass wir vergessen werden und die Welt untätig bleibt, während das Morden in den Nuba-Bergen unvermindert anhält" ... mehr

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Vereinte Nationen sollen Zugang zu Süd-Kordofan erhalten
20.08.2011 - AFP

Wenige Tage nach der Vorstellung eines Berichts über mögliche Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit oder Kriegsverbrechen in der sudanesischen Region Süd-Kordofan will die Regierung in Khartum den Vereinten Nationen Zutritt zu dem Gebiet gewähren. Am Samstag solle eine viertägige Mission zur Begutachtung der dort vorhandenen Vorräte an Lebensmitteln und Hilfsgütern starten, sagte ein UN-Sprecher in New York. Nach Angaben der sudanesischen Vertretung bei den Vereinten Nationen sollen an der Mission sechs UN-Organisationen teilnehmen ... mehr

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South Kordofan ceasefire declared by Sudan's Bashir
23.08.2011 - BBC

Sudan's president has announced a two-week ceasefire in South Kordofan state where fighting since June has displaced some 70,000 people from their homes. "I declare a unilateral two-week ceasefire," AFP quotes Omar al-Bashir as saying on state radio. The conflict began when the authorities tried to disarm ethnic Nuban fighters after elections in the state that borders newly independent South Sudan. Khartoum denies accusations of ethnic cleansing against pro-southern Nubans ... mehr

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Militärische Eskalation
01.11.2011 - TAZ

Regierung und Rebellen sprechen jeweils von einem Blutbad auf Seiten des Gegners. In der sudanesischen Provinz Süd-Kordofan wird seit Monaten schon gekämpft. Der Krieg in den sudanesischen Nuba-Bergen wird immer blutiger. Hunderte von Menschen sollen am Dienstag früh bei Kämpfen zwischen Regierungstruppen und Rebellen um die die Stadt Teludi ums Leben gekommen sein ... mehr

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Nuba Mountains’ Genocide: One year later
21.06.2012 - Sudan Tribune

The Kauda valley in the very center of the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan, Sudan is a beautiful place, one of the most beautiful I’ve ever encountered. The hillsides are alive with tukuls (traditional thatched huts) and terraced landscapes that give the impression of always having been there---of belonging there. During my days there I took long walks into the remoter regions of the valley, taking many pictures and communicating awkwardly with folks I met. My camera seemed the perfect translation tool, as most of the people I photographed had never had the experience before, especially the children. And when they saw themselves---typically for the first time in their lives---in my flip-out monitor, the inevitable reaction (once recognition took place---not always an immediate process) was unconstrained laughter. I’m not sure I understood the laughter, or that there was much to understand beyond the fact that seeing themselves was hugely entertaining and out of the ordinary ... mehr

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