Date: Mon Dec 8 17:02:09 2014
South Sudanese displaced people caught in no man's land - in pictures
About 30,000 people have fled the violence along the border between Sudan
and its southern neighbour, South Sudan, and sought refuge in the disputed
23km buffer zone known as Mile 14, in South Sudan's Northern Bahr el Ghazal
state. The conflict and the treacherous terrain make it hard to get
humanitarian aid to people in need
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Jacob Zocherman in Northern Bahr el Ghazal
Monday 8 December 2014 16.05 GMT
<http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/gallery/2014/dec/08/south-sud
anese-displaced-in-pictures#img-1> Northern Bahr el Ghazal in South Sudan is
disputed land. The buffer zone between South Sudan and Sudan is officially
no man's land which makes it difficult for aid organisations to get
permission to operate here.
The border area between Sudan and its southern neighbour has been plagued by
fighting since South Sudan gained independence in 2011. Both countries claim
the area south of the river, known as Kiir in South Sudan and Bahr al-Arab
in Sudan. A border war broke out in 2012, but fighting abated towards the
end of last year when Sudan's attention turned to Kordofan and civil war
broke out in South Sudan. A 23km-wide buffer zone known as Mile 14 was
established this year along the southern bank of the river.......
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