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Border clashes between Sudan and South Sudan killed 21 people. South Sudan said it would pull out of a disputed region. Sudan’s President declared a state of emergency for the area. China offered South Sudan $8 billion in aid.

Sudan said it had repelled a rebel attack on a strategic border town in its south. Sudan accuses South Sudan of backing the rebels.

South Sudan withdrew from a disputed oil field, averting a potential war with Sudan. Sudan declared victory, saying its armed forces had “liberated” the area.

The crisis over South Sudan’s occupation of a disputed oilfield escalated. Sudan’s president vowed to teach South Sudan a “final lesson by force” and said the recent violence had “revived the spirit of jihad” in Sudan. South Sudan accused Sudan of planning genocide. Southern Sudan repelled several ground attacks.

South Sudan said it would hold its position in a contested oil field it seized from Sudan. Sudan it would not be deterred from recapturing the oilfield.

Sudan’s army attacked the disputed town of Heglig in order to oust South Sudanese forces from the oil-producing area. The South Sudan army said it repelled the attack.

Border clashes erupted between Sudan and South Sudan, threatening war. Sudan stopped all talks with South Sudan and mobilized its army.

Sudan and South Sudan clashed in a series of battles along their border. Each accused the other of striking first. Sudan’s president canceled a summit in which two landmark agreements with South Sudan were to be signed.

The Sudanese army killed Khalil Ibrahim, the leader of the main Darfur rebel group, touting his death as a key victory against a powerful rebel force that once threatened Sudan’s capital. Khalil Ibrahim led the Darfur-based Justice and Equality Movement, or JEM, the most organized and effective military force in Darfur.