Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIII

No 33

16-Aug-2010

SUDAN

Tension Rising As 23 Killed In South Sudan Oil State

Twenty-three people were killed by gunmen last week in the South Sudanese oil producing state of Unity, heightening tension between the authorities in the autonomous south and the central government. The attack took place in Koche county. Unidentified gunmen attacked a lorry, killing 17 soldiers and six civilians and wounding a further eight people. A South Sudanese army spokesperson,...