Dead soldiers near oil claimed by Sudan and South Sudan

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135.6 هزار بار بازدید - 9 سال پیش - (17 Apr 2012) AUDIO QUALITY
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NOTE: CONTAINS SHOTS OF DEAD BODIES
1. Various of dead Sudanese soldiers along the road to disputed town of Heglig
2. Various of South Sudanese SPLA (Sudan People''s Liberation Army) troops marching towards the frontline near the former Sudanese Barracks at Heglig
3. SOUNDBITE: (Juba Arabic) Brigadier General Makal Kuol Deng, SPLA Field Commander at Heglig:
"The orders come from the fourth division (of the SPLA). If they say we go, then we go. If they say we stop, then we stop."
4. SPLA soldier pointing at a Sudanese Antonov aircraft circling in the sky
5. Tracking shot showing destroyed vehicle and pieces of furniture along the road to Heglig
6. Tracking shot showing destroyed tank along the road to Heglig
7. Tracking shot of Heglig market, deserted with debris strewn in ground, near the front lines of fighting
8. Wide of SPLA soldiers setting up near the front lines
9. Various of Deng (far left) briefing Major General Mangar Buong (far right), Deputy commander of the SPLA Fourth Division
10. Buong addressing fellow officers as shelling starts, UPSOUND: explosion
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Major General Mangar Buong, Deputy commander of the SPLA Fourth Division:
"Don''t make questions."
(Reporter: Whatever you are comfortable speaking about, that''s ok."
"I just I wanted to tell you like this. Now you arrived and the area now is under attack. I want to tell you this: that is there we are under attack. We don''t have the right to communicate with you now. We are under attack. Thank you, General Mangar Buong.", Buong walks out of shot
12. SPLA troops driving truck in the Unity Oil Field near Heglig
STORYLINE
The road to the disputed Sudanese town of Heglig is lined with discarded furniture, destroyed buses and tanks, and clusters of dead Sudanese soldiers.
Past weeks have seen open clashes between Sudan and South Sudan over the oil rich border region, raising fears of all out war.
The area around Heglig produces about half of Sudan''s oil, but the south lays claim to it and says its ownership is in dispute.
South Sudan''s army, known as the SPLA, moved north into Heglig earlier this month, sparking the bloodiest fighting since South Sudan broke off from Sudan last July and became the world''s newest nation.
Whether the south or the north started the clashes around Heglig two weeks ago is in dispute. Both claim to have acted in self-defence.
The SPLA says their troops plan to keep moving north, taking territory that rightfully belongs to South Sudan.
SPLA Frontline commander Brigadier General Makal Kuol Deng says his troops are ready.
"The orders come from the fourth division. If they say we go, then we go. If they say we stop, then we stop," says Deng.
While Sudan has promised to push its neighbour back, SPLA soldiers occupy Heglig''s deserted oil facilities and a Sudanese Army base in Heglig that bears signs of a hasty retreat; military uniforms, blankets and boots litter the ground.
Farther up the road is the Heglig market, its hundreds of stalls empty.
It now serves as a forward base for SPLA forces.
Just beyond, through a dry forest and up a road that is believed to be mined, is the front line.
The SPLA is confident of its ability to hold the town, but it must still reckon with Sudan''s air force. Antonovs and MiG fighter jets have bombarded the front lines and the nearby town of Bentiu in South Sudan, killing several civilians in the process.
And while South Sudan plans its advance north, the Sudanese Antonovs and artillery send warnings of the fierce fight ahead.

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