South Sudan to withdraw forces from Heglig
Updated: 2012-04-20 20:52
(Xinhua)
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KHARTOUM - South Sudan's information ministry on Friday announced President Salva Kiir Mayardit's decision to withdraw the troops occupying the contested oil-rich town of Heglig near the Sudan-South Sudan border, media reports said.
The announcement came after Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir declared war on the South a few days ago over recent military confrontation around Heglig, which lies within the Sudanese territory according to 1956 borderline
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