UN calls for end of fighting between Sudan and South Sudan
The U.N. Security Council demanded on Thursday that Sudan and South Sudan stopborder clashes which it said threatened to return the countries to a full-scale war. Tensions have simmered between the two countries since South Sudan gained its independence last year.
On Tuesday, troops from South Sudan seized the Heglig oil field, which both sides claim. The South claims Sudan has launched air-strikes on its territory, and the Kharmtoum government accuses the South of supporting rebels in the North.
The United Nations Security Council is now calling for South Sudan to withdraw from Heglig, the Sudanese goverment to cease aerial bombardment, and both sides to end all fighting.
"The Security Council views the current situation as a serious threat to international peace and security. It will continue to follow the situation closely and will take further steps as necessary," said US Ambassador Susan Rice, the Security Council president for April.
The Security Council is also demanding both sides establish a 10 kilometer wide demilitarized border zone.
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