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    the Abyei Conflict (Abyei Protocol) in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended the Second Sudanese Civil War. The capital of the Abyei Area...
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    Abyei (also spelled Abyēy; Arabic: أبيي) is a border town currently in the Abyei Area that is disputed by South Sudan and the Sudan. The U.N. estimated...
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    out in the Abyei area of South Sudan between Twic Dinka militias against Ngok Dinka militias, regarding control of the border between Abyei and South Sudan's...
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    Abyei District was a former district of the Sudan, considered part of the state of West Kurdufan. Upon the dissolution of West Kurdufan in 2005, it was...
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    Army/Movement (SPLA/M). A simultaneous referendum was supposed to be held in Abyei on whether to become part of South Sudan but it was postponed due to conflict...
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  • border between Abyei and Twic County, killing over forty-seven people and injuring thirty-four others. Dinka from Twic County south of Abyei have been involved...
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  • The Abyei Liberation Front was a guerrilla organization in Sudan, active in the Abyei region of South Kordofan in the early 1980s. The group had emerged...
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    The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is a United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei, which is contested between the Republic of...
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  • The Abyei status referendum is a delayed referendum that was originally due to be held in 2011 in which the residents of Abyei can decide either to remain...
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    withdraw from Abyei. On June 20, the parties agreed to demilitarize the contested area of Abyei where Ethiopian peacekeepers were deployed. Abyei is currently...
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  • armed forces in Abyei. Dimtsi Weyane, 18 June 2021, ምስ ኣዛዚ ሰራዊት ትግራይ ተጋዳላይ ታደሰ ወረደ (ወዲ ወረደ) ዝተገበረ ቃለ መሕትት "UN Chief names commander of Abyei peacekeeping...
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    Region between 1972 and 1983. It did not include Nuba Mountains, Abyei and Blue Nile. Abyei held a referendum on joining Southern Sudan or staying under Sudanese...
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    as the Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) from 2014 to 2016. Birhanu holds a bachelor's degree from Alpha...
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    state was reestablished in July 2013. Lagawa District As Salam District Abyei District Area with "Special Administrative Status", considered part of both...
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  • north of South Sudan near the border with the Republic of the Sudan and the Abyei Area. This location lies about 834 kilometres (518 mi) by road, northwest...
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    of attacks in Abyei". UNmissions.org. 18 October 2017. Archived from the original on 13 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018. "Abyei Administration...
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    following 18 states form the territory of the Republic of the Sudan: The Abyei Area, located on the border between South Sudan and the Republic of the...
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    Pakistan. This sector consists of Blue Nile State. Sector 6: Abyei; Sector Headquarters Abyei; Troop Contributing Country Zambia. This sector includes the...
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    rebel groups in the other's territory. Abyei is administered by Sudan, but also claimed by South Sudan. Abyei was supposed to have a referendum to determine...
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    This list is not comprehensive.[clarification needed] * The status of Abyei is contested as of the date of South Sudanese independence – 9 July 2011...
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    Abyei town on 20 May, beginning large-scale fighting in Abyei. By 22 May, the Sudanese military had seized control of the town, and most of Abyei's residents...
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  • The Agok Skirmish was an armed confrontation between South Sudanese and Sudanese soldiers during the Heglig Crisis. The incident raised tensions of the...
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    was a unanimous vote in favour of secession of South Sudan; the region of Abyei will hold its own referendum at a future date. The Sudan People's Liberation...
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    2012. Ian Timberlake (May 27, 2012). "Sudan ready to withdraw troops from Abyei: Jimmy Carter". Agence France-Presse. Archived from the original on July...
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    2021-12-07. SBS World Guide 2008, p687 "Sudan: Protocol on the resolution of Abyei conflict – Sudan". ReliefWeb. 26 May 2004. Archived from the original on...
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  • line westwards to Nyala. Railway stations in Sudan "Breaking silence on Abyei". Sudantribune.com. Retrieved 16 July 2022. Osman, Mahgoub. "GREEN IS THE...
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    independence was nearly derailed by a dispute over the status of the Abyei Area, and Abyei and South Kordofan's Nuba Hills both remained sources of tension...
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     Melilla — Melilla Plazas de soberanía — N/A  Zanzibar — Zanzibar City  Abyei Area — Abyei Town  Bir Tawil — N/A  Halaib Triangle  Ilemi Triangle  Kafia Kingi...
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  • Agok (Arabic: أكوك) is a border town in the disputed Abyei region near the South Sudanese border. Due to the civil war in Sudan between 2007 and 2011...
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    reserves are in South Sudan. The region of Abyei still remains disputed and a separate referendum will be held in Abyei on whether they want to join Sudan or...
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