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CAIRO — Sudan has been accused of renewing air strikes on its
southern neighbor.

South Sudan said the Khartoum regime has ordered Air Force and Army
operations along their disputed border.

The South Sudan military said the Sudanese Air Force bombed targets in the disputed area of Jau on July 5.

“This is a complete violation of all the agreements, mainly the security arrangements and the creation of a buffer zone,” South Sudan Army spokesman Philip Aguer said.

In a statement on July 5, Aguer said the Sudanese Air Force employed two MiG-29 fighter-jets in which four South Sudanese soldiers and two civilians were injured. He said the Sudanese Army also launched attacks into South Sudan in the Upper Nile state.

This marked the first report of Sudanese air strikes on its southern
neighbor in more than a year. Khartoum has also threatened to stop South
Sudanese crude oil exports via a pipeline through Sudan.

“Our soldiers are on maximum alert to be on self-defense, but will not
react to these provocations,” Aguer said.

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