South Sudan to pull out of oil town

April 20th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

In the presidential statement he read, South Sudan government spokesman
Barnaba Marial Benjamin referred to Heglig by the name the south calls it –
Panthou. Military spokesman Col. Philip Aguer said the withdrawal would be
completed within three days.

“It doesn’t mean we are abandoning the area. If our territory is being
occupied we will not wait for the international community,” Aguer said.
The southern military, known as the SPLA, “will be there to react to
any incursions and react of bombardment doesn’t stop.”

Military aircraft from Sudan have been bombing the border area and into
territory that is clearly South Sudan’s.

The increased hostilities between two regions that fought decades’ worth of
civil war has world leaders concerned about a return to war. The Arab League
on Thursday announced an emergency session next week to discuss the crisis,
while UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the sides to step back from the
brink of war and return to the negotiating table.

Ban on Thursday called on South Sudan to immediately withdraw from Heglig
area, calling the invasion “an infringement on the sovereignty of Sudan
and a clearly illegal act.”

He called on the government of Sudan to immediately stop shelling and bombing
South Sudanese territory and withdraw its forces from disputed territories
including Abyei.

South Sudan’s announcement on Friday comes only days after a visit to South
Sudan’s capital by Princeton Lyman, the U.S. special envoy to Sudan and
South Sudan. Lyman underscored in a meeting with Kiir and other southern
leaders what he called the “unanimous” international reaction to
South Sudan’s push into Heglig.

Lyman said the world community was discussing imposing sanctions in response
to the military manoeuvre. The meeting in Juba between Lyman and Kiir was
attended by Britain’s representative to South Sudan, Alastair McPhail.

“We hope that the withdrawal will be orderly and both sides will refrain
from further military action and return to the negotiating table and pursue
territorial claims at the negotiation,” McPhail said.

Last year troops from Sudan moved into the disputed area of Abyei and forced
southern troops out of it. The south though, still believes Abyei is its
territory. Benjamin said that the withdrawal from Heglig is similar: South
Sudan believes it owns the land but is still withdrawing, a move that
de-escalates tensions.

Source: AP