USIP Experts Comment on Situation in Disputed Sudan Province Abyei
For Immediate Release, May 23, 2011 Contact: Allison Sturma, 202-429-4725 (Washington) - Experts from the United States Institute of Peace are closely following the developing situation in Sudan. Over the weekend, reports emerged that North Sudan forces took control of the disputed, oil-rich Abyei province in advance of South Sudan's succession. Jon Temin, director of USIP Sudan programs commented that: "This action increases the chances of a return to north-south civil war; at a minimum...