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| Sudanese warplanes bombarded South Sudan, official says | Sudanese warplanes bombarded South Sudan, official says |
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| Sudan has continued its aerial bombardment of South Sudan, an official said on Tuesday, as South Sudan's president said the attacks amounted to a declaration of war by Sudan. | Sudan has continued its aerial bombardment of South Sudan, an official said on Tuesday, as South Sudan's president said the attacks amounted to a declaration of war by Sudan. |
| South Sudan's military spokesman, Colonel Philip Aguer, said Sudanese Antonovs dropped eight bombs overnight in Panakuac, where he said there had been ground fighting since Sunday. | South Sudan's military spokesman, Colonel Philip Aguer, said Sudanese Antonovs dropped eight bombs overnight in Panakuac, where he said there had been ground fighting since Sunday. |
| On Monday, Sudanese warplanes bombed a market and an oilfield in South Sudan, killing at least two people after Sudanese ground forces had reportedly crossed into South Sudan with tanks and artillery. | On Monday, Sudanese warplanes bombed a market and an oilfield in South Sudan, killing at least two people after Sudanese ground forces had reportedly crossed into South Sudan with tanks and artillery. |
| South Sudan seceded from Sudan last year after a 2005 peace treaty ended decades of war that killed 2 million people. The two countries have been fighting over the sharing of oil revenues and a disputed border. | South Sudan seceded from Sudan last year after a 2005 peace treaty ended decades of war that killed 2 million people. The two countries have been fighting over the sharing of oil revenues and a disputed border. |
| South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir, told China's president on Tuesday during a visit to Beijing that Sudan's attacks amounted to a declaration of war on his country. | South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir, told China's president on Tuesday during a visit to Beijing that Sudan's attacks amounted to a declaration of war on his country. |
| There has yet to be a formal declaration of war by either of the Sudans, and Kiir's remark, made during talks with President Hu Jintao, signals a ratcheting up of rhetoric between the rival nations. | There has yet to be a formal declaration of war by either of the Sudans, and Kiir's remark, made during talks with President Hu Jintao, signals a ratcheting up of rhetoric between the rival nations. |
| Kiir arrived in China on Monday for a five-day visit to lobby for economic and diplomatic support. He told Hu the visit came at "a very critical moment for the Republic of South Sudan because our neighbour in Khartoum has declared war on the Republic of South Sudan". | Kiir arrived in China on Monday for a five-day visit to lobby for economic and diplomatic support. He told Hu the visit came at "a very critical moment for the Republic of South Sudan because our neighbour in Khartoum has declared war on the Republic of South Sudan". |
| China's energy needs give it a vested interest in the future of the two Sudans, and Beijing is uniquely positioned to exert influence in the conflict given its deep trade ties to the resource-rich south and the decades-long diplomatic ties it has enjoyed with Sudan's government in the north. | China's energy needs give it a vested interest in the future of the two Sudans, and Beijing is uniquely positioned to exert influence in the conflict given its deep trade ties to the resource-rich south and the decades-long diplomatic ties it has enjoyed with Sudan's government in the north. |
| Both have tried to win Beijing's favour, but China has been careful to cultivate ties with each nation. Like others in the international community, China has repeatedly urged the two sides to return to negotiations. | Both have tried to win Beijing's favour, but China has been careful to cultivate ties with each nation. Like others in the international community, China has repeatedly urged the two sides to return to negotiations. |