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Sudan Border War

Cluster bombings, restricted access, hidden war.

The bombing campaign in South Kordofan, Nuba MountainsSudan201320 photographs

The current conflict echoes the brutal war from 1983 to 2005, which claimed nearly two million lives between government forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA). After Omar al-Bashir's 1989 coup the war ended in 2011 with a peace deal leading to South Sudan's independence; three resource-rich regions — Blue Nile, Darfur and South Kordofan — remained disputed. Following the election of Ahmed Haroun, al-Bashir demanded that the SPLA-North (SPLA-N), largely Nuban, disarm or leave. The SPLA-N refused. In response, Sudan's army launched devastating aerial assaults including alleged cluster bombings, forcing civilians to seek shelter in the Nuba Mountains. Humanitarian organisations withdrew, and Sudan restricted media and NGO access. Reignited in 2011, the conflict has displaced over 700,000 people.

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