Monday, June 16, 2008

Sudan: Joint force to protect Sudan's oil rich Abyei region

Sudan official have said a joint north-south military force will begin deploying to the disputed oil-rich region of Abyei on Monday.

The commander of the new force, Valentino Tokmac, says the force will have equal numbers of troops from the Sudanese army and from the southern former rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army. He said the force will number more than 600 troops.
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