Sudanese Forces 'Liberate' Heglig from South Sudan

April 20, 2012 from Al Jazeera English

After weeks of fighting along the Sudanese border, Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has declared victory against his southern neighbor. The news was met with celebrations in Khartoum, but South Sudan has denied it suffered a military defeat, announcing instead that it had withdrawn its troops from the Heglig oil region in response to international pressure. Al Jazeera's Peter Greste reports.

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Omar al-Bashir

Lieutenant General Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir is the President of Sudan and the head of the National Congress Party. He came to power in 1989 when he, as a brigadier in the Sudanese army, led a group of officers in a bloodless military coup that ousted the government of Prime... Explore this topic

Sudan

Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan and sometimes called North Sudan, is an Arab state in North Africa and the Middle East bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Repu... Explore this topic

Heglig

Heglig is a small border town in South Kordofan state in Sudan. The area was contested during the Sudanese Civil War. In mid-April 2012, the South Sudanese army captured the Heglig oil field from Sudan. Sudan claimed it took back the oil-rich region of Heglig after a 10-day oc... Explore this topic

2012 South Sudan–Sudan border conflict

The 2012 Sudan-South Sudan border conflict was a series of clashes between the militaries of South Sudan and the Republic of Sudan between in March 2012 over oil-rich regions between the South Sudanese state of Unity and the Sudanese province of South Kordofan. Explore this topic

South Sudan

South Sudan, officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in the east-central African region of northeastern Africa. It is also part of the North Africa UN subregion. Its current capital is Juba, which is also its largest city; the capital city is planned to... Explore this topic

Khartoum

Khartoum is the capital and second largest city of the Republic of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as th... Explore this topic

Juba

Juba is the capital and largest city of the Republic of South Sudan. It also serves as the capital of Central Equatoria, the smallest of the ten states of South Sudan. The city is situated on the White Nile and functions as the seat and metropolis of Juba County. Explore this topic

Armed Forces of South Sudan

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Sudanese Air Force

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