Arabic News Weekly Edition for Sudan, 7/21/1997
Weekly Edition, Sudan - Week of July 21, 1997
- Sudan rebels hold third of country, fierce combat
Sudanese rebel forces who have been fighting the government for 15 years in the south claim to control around one third of the country following an offensive launched in January. Sudan, Military, 7/24/1997 - Sudanese Parliament approves peace accord
The Sudanese Parlimant approved an accord which aims at ending the war in southern Sudan. The accord was signed by the government with former rebel factions. Sudan, Military, 7/24/1997 - Sleeping sickness outbreak
South Sudan faces a sleeping sickness outbreak rated one of the worst in the world this century, according to the results of a joint probe released on July 19. Sudan, Medicine, 7/22/1997 - Sudan troops regain Ayoud
Sudanese government troops confirmed that they have retaken Ayoud city from southern rebels in the wake of three days of fierce fighting. Sudan, Local, 7/21/1997