Sudan halts S. Sudan talks after oilfield attack
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Sudan said it would mobilize its army against South Sudan on Wednesday, and halted talks with Juba after the South occupied an oilfield vital to the north's economy. S. Sudan in turn accused Sudan of bombing a village on the southern side of the border.
S. Sudan, which seceded in July, has been locked in an increasingly bitter dispute with the north over oil payments and other vital issues, as fighting has escalated in the countries' ill-defined border region. On Tuesday S. Sudan's army (SPLA) attacked Heglig, a disputed area containing an oilfield. The South's army claimed to hold the area on Wednesday. (Reuters)
