Sudanese war planes crossed a disputed border region to conduct airstrikes in South Sudan on Monday, a witness said, escalating fighting that threatens to return the neighboring African countries to full-scale war.
The report of the bombing of the towns of Bentiu and Rubkona comes days after South Sudan pulled its troops at the request of the United Nations from the disputed, oil-rich region of Heglig, though Sudan claims its soldiers retook the area from South Sudanese soldiers.
Two fighter jets fired four missiles at the neighboring towns, divided by a river, hitting an open air market and killing at least one person, said journalist Alan Boswell, who is in Bentiu.
Boswell was in his car crossing the bridge between the two towns when anti-aircraft fire erupted. That was followed, he said, by missile strikes.
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*Sigh*
And Ceasar's spirit, ranging for revenge, with Ate` by his side come hot from heck, shall in these confides with a monarchs voice cry "Havoc " and let slip the dogs of war, That this foul deed shall smell above the earth with carrion men groaning for burial.
Shakespeare
Sudanese Warplanes. That's an oxy moron.
Boswell was cleaning his car out when the wooden and reed-made plans flew over and dropped some aluminum pipes the Sudanese dubbed "bombs".
Fear not: George Clooney and Hillary Clinton are all over it, plus I heard Obama wrote a strongly worded letter.