United Nations sends peacekeepers to Abyei
Published:Tuesday | June 28, 2011 | 4:56 PM
The United Nations Security Council has voted unanimously to send 4, 200 peacekeepers to the disputed Sudanese territory of Abyei.
The force will monitor the withdrawal of Sudanese troops from Abyei, as well as human rights in the region.
Forces from northern Sudan occupied Abyei in May, heightening tensions ahead of South Sudan's independence on July 9.
According to BBC reports aid workers have reported continued bombing in South Kordofan, which borders both Abyei and South Sudan.
The clashes have raised fears of a renewal of Sudan's 21-year, north-south conflict.
Almost two hundred thousand people have fled the fighting in the two regions.