Sudan, South Sudan keeping troops near border in violation of agreements, report says

A new report based on satellite imagery says Sudan and South Sudan are keeping troops in at least 14 locations within their contested border zone in violation of security agreements.

The actor George Clooney, a co-founder of the satellite project, said the imagery proves that both Sudan and South Sudan have troops “where they should not be.”

The Satellite Sentinel Project said Friday that the satellite imagery contradicts a May U.N. report from a monitoring team that found that there was no military presence in several border locations.

South Sudan peacefully broke away from Sudan in 2011, but tensions between the countries, especially over their intertwined oil industries, remain high. Sudan this month said it was shutting down pipelines that export South Sudan’s oil, the latest crisis between the countries.

sourche: The Associated Press