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Sudan's army says to withdraw from Abyei

KHARTOUM - Sudan's army will withdraw all troops from the disputed region of Abyei bordering South Sudan, its army spokesman said on Monday, complying with a demand by the UN Security Council.
"Sudan's army has decided to redeploy the troops to areas outside Abyei," army spokesman al-Sawarmi Khalid told reporters.
Sudan seized Abyei in May 2011, prompting tens of thousands of civilians to flee, after an attack on a military convoy blamed by the United Nations on the southern army.