| 5,869,065 |
13.62639 |
25.35594 |
Sudan |
|
Sudanese warplanes bombed a small town in Northern Darfur. No word of causalities. |
| 5,869,070 |
13.62639 |
25.35594 |
Sudan |
|
Sudanese forces launched an air strike on a small village in Northern Darfur, but caused no causalities. |
| 5,869,075 |
13.68318 |
25.24995 |
Sudan |
|
The UN reports Sudanese forces launched an air strike on two towns in Northern Darfur, killing 10 civilians. |
| 5,869,080 |
14.15 |
25.4 |
Sudan |
|
The UN reports Sudanese forces launched an air strike on two towns in Northern Darfur, killing 10 civilians. |
| 5,869,085 |
9.59525 |
28.43493 |
Sudan |
|
Southern forces ambush a Northern convoy, reportedly kill 22 soldiers. |
| 5,869,091 |
9.59525 |
28.43493 |
Sudan |
|
SLPA forces attack a joint Sudanese military/UNMIS convoy, drawing condemnation from the UN. No report of injury of death. The Sudanese army responded with an aggressive military offensive on the town of Abyei and surrounding villages, deploying more than 25 tanks and shelling and bombing civilians areas. |
| 5,869,096 |
9.59525 |
28.43493 |
Sudan |
|
Sudan military tanks enter Abyei and they and the SPLA begin heavy fighting. Rivalry between the Misseriya northern Arab nomads and the pro-southern Dinka Ngok is the main source of the conflict in Abyei. |
| 5,869,101 |
9.59525 |
28.43493 |
Sudan |
|
Thousands of rebels and civilians loyal to them flee Abyei after northern forces gained control of the town. Over 100 people have been killed since the battle for the town began and possibly 100,000 displaced. Northern forces claim the majority of the city. |
| 5,869,106 |
11.01424 |
29.7294 |
Sudan |
|
Northern and Southern forces exchange artillery fire in areas north of Abyei. |
| 5,869,111 |
9.59525 |
28.43493 |
Sudan |
|
Northern forces took control of Abyei after bats of fighting throughout the city, and most of Abyei's residents had fled south toward Bahr el Ghazal. |
