Two vehicles struck in Sudan’s Bentiu by landmines
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May 12, 2011 (BENTIU) – Two vehicles have been struck by landmines in
the capital of Sudan’s Unity state on Thursday morning, Sudan Tribune
has learned.
The incident occurred at 8 am to the two cars just 20 kilometers from Bentiu.
Col. John Madeng Gatduelm a former Mayom County commissioner, told
Sudan Tribune by phone that these cars were heading to Tharjath when
they stepped into a landmine field.
The presence of landmines is apparently linked to recent clashes
between the Sudan People Liberation Army (SPLA) and forces loyal to
rebel leader Peter Gatdet.
Last week, a Unity State government spokesperson accused Gatdet
militias of planting landmines in to threaten the transportation of
South Sudanese ahead of their independence that will be official in
July.
The recent clashes between the two sides claimed the lives of 84
people loyal to Gatdet, according to SPLA figures.
South Sudan, which voted in a January referendum to become an
independent state, formally ending decades of conflict with the north,
has seen a surge of rebel and tribal violence, marring the
celebrations ahead of the secession.
Analysts warn that the underdeveloped south, due to split away in
July, could become a failed state and destabilize the whole region if
security deteriorates further.
More than 1,100 people have been killed in tribal and rebel violence
in south Sudan so far since the referendum, according to official
figures
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