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Three days after the Sudanese armytook it over, the Heglig area on the border between Sudan and SouthSudan still appears like a battle field as all indicators therereflect the size of the battles which took place between the twocountries' armies in the area. Video footage shot by a press delegation accompanying the Sudanesepresident and obtained by Xinhua showed tens of bodies of SouthSudan army soldiers scattering in the area. The footage also showed damage inflicted on the Sudanese oilfacilities in Heglig, where the electricity stations and crude oilaccumulation units have been subjected to sabotage acts whichKhartoum said were carried out by South Sudan army. Although the Sudanese authorities managed to put out fires in thearea, great damage has been caused to a major reservoir for crudeoil in addition to eight electricity generators that used to supplythe oil fields and the central factory with electricity. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Monday celebrated the "liberation" of Heglig with thousands of Sudanese fighters whofought for 10 days to restore the strategic area with Sudan'sbiggest oil fields. Addressing the fighters, al-Bashir reiterated rejection to anynegotiation with South Sudan, saying that "No negotiation withthese people. Our talk with them will be with arms and ammunitionbecause that is the only language which they understand." "Sudan with its old borders will not accommodate us and the SudanPeople's Liberation Movement (SPLM), and one of us should leave,"he added. He went on saying that "South Sudan government, on the top of whichare (South Sudan President) Salva Kiir (Mayardit) and (chiefnegotiator) Pagan (Amum), does not care about its citizens becauseat the time when they send their sons and families to live andreceive education abroad, they send the South Sudanese citizens towar with Sudan to target its economic capabilities," he added. The Sudanese president further reiterated the continuation ofmobilization against any attempt of aggression against Sudan,saying that "We will continue until every inch of our homeland inSouth Kordofan and Blue Nile areas is liberated from the remnantsof the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA)." Maj.Gen. Kamal Abdul-Marouf, a Sudanese army commander who led thebattles in Heglig, said the Sudanese army has killed 1,200 soldiersof South Sudan army during the battles in the area. "We have destroyed and killed them and the last statistics affirmthat 1,200 soldiers of the enemy were killed. We have alsoconfiscated great amounts of military equipment, trucks, weaponsand ammunition," he told reporters. South Sudan army controlled Heglig on April 10, which increased thetension between Khartoum and Juba and sparked wide internationalcondemnation, with the United Nations Security Council urging SouthSudan to immediately withdraw from the area. The Sudanese army announced the "liberation" of Heglig on Fridayafter bloody battles with South Sudan army. Sudanese officials said that South Sudan's fighters have exerciseddeliberate sabotage and set fire on the oil infrastructure inHeglig. South Sudan president said on March 26 that Heglig was part of hiscountry despite the ruling by the International Court ofArbitration in 2009 that Heglig lies on the northern side of theborder between Sudan and South Sudan. Under international pressures, Juba announced its intention towithdraw its troops from the area on conditions that neutralinternational forces would be deployed and that Khartoum shouldcommit itself not to use the area as a base to attack South Sudan.Khartoum immediately rejected the proposal. Though the military confrontations between Sudan and South Sudanarmies have ended, tensions between the two countries have not yetlessened as the two sides are trading accusations of continuing theescalation. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Amphibious Bridge , Truss Bridge Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Truss Bridge today!
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