Southern Sudan, "Khartoum has declared war on us"

The conflict over oil fields in the disputed border between Sudan and Southern Sudan is escalating. China, a major consumer of oil, calls both sides to show restraint. Sudan has declared war on his country, Southern Sudan President Salva Kiir said on Tuesday in the face of renewed attacks by the (northern) Sudanese Air Force on targets in the south. The conflict in which it is primarily about oil fields in the new, since July 2011 is the existing boundary was in the past two weeks has escalated dramatically after the South Sudan had occupied the disputed Heglig oil field. This belongs to an international view to the north. In parallel, the air attacks that had already flown to the north, occasionally in recent months have increased significantly. Last week it became a UN camp targeted. Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir had said in recent days, several times, the southern Sudan only understands the language of weapons. Interesting is the place to put forward his claims to the Kiir has: He spoke during an official visit to Beijing.China has always been an important ally of Sudan, because it is an important customer Sudanese oil - or was. Because after the first peaceful secession of southern Sudan before three quarters of a year, a majority of Sudan's oil reserves lie in the south. Of the rest, who remained to the north, was about half is in Heglig. Khartoum claimed to have defeated the South and forced it out. South Sudan occupied the oil field on April 10, in a move that coincided with waves of air strikes against its territory.