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2011
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Election Day
In a historic referendum, millions of South Sudanese vote to secede from the north. However, the question of the Abyei region - where fighting breaks out between between the Misseryia and the Ngok Dinka on the eve of the vote - is left unresolved. One Misseriya is killed. Read more -
Talks in Abyei after Clashes Sour Referendum Mood
Misseriya and Ngok Dinka leaders meet in Kadugli, the capital of the northern state of South Kordofan. Their ceasefire agreement includes compensation payments for those killed, and a safe passage zone for southerners returning from the North, but Abyei remains tense. Read more -
Returnees Face Security Threats along Road to Abyei
Hundreds of southern Sudanese families, trying to return to the South from Khartoum, come under attack by an Arab Misseriya militia as it tries to pass along the North-South border. (Photo: Tim Freccia/Enough) Read more -
Police Outpost Attacked
Misseriya militias attack a southern Sudanese police outpost resulting in more than 100 dead on both sides. Read more -
Violent Attacks on Southern Returnees En Route to Abyei
Abyei sees brutal attacks on convoys of southerners returning to their homeland in the weeks following the vote. Civilians endure terrifying attacks under a hail of bullets, as well as rapes and looting. One woman is slaughtered in front of 32 busloads of people. Read More (Photo: Tim Freccia/Enough) -
Village of Todach Burned to the Ground
80 people are killed during clashes. According to a source on the ground: “During the burning of Todach, the JIU units – the Joint Integrated Units of (southern) SPLA and northern (SAF) troops designed to improve security in the area – were about 500 meters just behind (the village). They didn’t do anything.” Read More (Photo: Tim Freccia/Enough) -
Intense Fighting Continues In Abyei
Four days of intense fighting in Abyei region continue into today, a strong reminder that a political solution to the region’s highly disputed status is urgently needed. AFP quotes southern officials saying at least 70 people are killed and that two Dinka villages, Maker and Wungok, areburned to the ground. Read more -
Abyei Violence Prompts Mass Exodus, Fuels Anger on the Ground
In the aftermath of a wave of violence in Abyei that leaves over 100 dead and three villages burned to the ground, tens of thousands of civilians flee. Other residents who remain in town are angry, disillusioned, and anxious Read more -
Video Corroborates Satellite Images of Burned Abyei Villages
Enough Project obtains video footage taken by the Satellite Sentinel Project from the razed villages of Maker Abior and Todach soon after recent attacks. The video shows huts still smoldering and dead bodies of southern police being loaded into the back of a pickup truck. Read More -
Following Violent Clashes, Increased Military Activity Inside Abyei
New military fortifications and positions are established inside Abyei by armed actors linked to both North and South Sudan. These new developments follow outbreaks of violence and the burning down of three villages in Abyei of the previous week, raising the prospect of renewed conflict on an even more serious scale. Read More -
Satellite Sentinel Project Uncovers Gunships, Tanks Within Striking Distance of Abyei
The Satellite Sentinel Project documents a massive military build-up, representing a significant increase in SAF's military capacity in the region. Read More -
Unauthorized Armed Forces Remain in Abyei Past Deadline
Despite an agreement between the northern and southern Sudanese armies to withdraw all unauthorized forces from the region by May 17, armed actors alligned with both sides remain as the date passes. Read More -
Four Villages Bombarded in Abyei as U.N. Investigates Convoy Ambush
Three villages north of Abyei town are reportedly bombed, and a fourth reportedly bombed or shelled, according to multiple reports from sources on the ground. Read More -
SAF Launches Full Assault on Abyei
The Sudan Armed Forces, responds disproportionately to an attack by a southern unit on a U.N.-escorted convoy by indiscriminately bombarding and occupying the contested Abyei region along Sudan’s North-South border, prompting the civilian population of Abyei town to flee. Read More (Photo:Tim Freccia/Enough)
