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'We beat them,' Sudan's Bashir says of the South

By AFP
Sudan Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir waves to the crowd gathering outside the Defence Ministry in Khartoum.  By Ashraf Shazly AFP
APR 20, 2012 LISTEN
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir waves to the crowd gathering outside the Defence Ministry in Khartoum. By Ashraf Shazly (AFP)

KHARTOUM (AFP) - Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir said his troops defeated South Sudanese forces who occupied his country's main oilfield, but the battle was not over.

"They started the fighting and we will announce when it will end, and our advance will never stop," Bashir told a rally attended by thousands.

"We beat them by force... Until now, their people are running," he said.

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