This page contains archive versions of documents on Abyei.
- A history of the Abyei border agreements (Map) (01.07.2015)
- Update on Abyei (01.07.2015)
- Abyei Map - April 2015 (10.04.2015)
- Update on Abyei (09.04.2015)
- Update on Abyei (28.01.2015)
- Update on Abyei (24.09.2014)
- Update on Abyei (16.05.2014)
- The Crisis in Abyei (18.03.2014)
- The Crisis in Abyei (01.03.2013)
- The Crisis in Abyei (02.06.2012)
- The Conflict over Hejlij (26.04.2012)
- The Crisis in Abyei (26.04.2012)
- The Crisis in Abyei (28.03.2012)
- Conflict in South Kordofan/Nuba Mountains (18.11.2011)
- The Crisis in Abyei (10.10.2011)
- The Crisis in Abyei (05.09.2011)
- Armed Entities in South Kordofan (04.06.2011)
- Militarization in and around Abyei (02.06.2011)
- The Crisis in Abyei (02.06.2011)
- The Crisis in Abyei (27.04.2011)
- Violence in Abyei, February-March 2011 (20.04.2011)
- Violence in Abyei, February-mid March 2011 (11.03.2011)
- The Unresolved Crisis in Abyei (01.02.2011)
- The Buildup of Forces and Arms in Blue Nile (30.12.2010)
- Armed Entities around Abyei (01.12.2010)
- Abyei and nearby oil fields (map) (01.12.2010)
- Arms Flows to North and South Kordofan (30.10.2010)
- Selected Armed Entities Around Abyei (27.08.2010)
- Armed Groups Around Abyei (23.08.2010)
Note on sourcing: This site makes use of military documents whose authenticity has been confirmed by a source close to the Joint Defence Board (JDB). The JDB is under the Presidency and composed of the chiefs of staff of the Sudan Armed Forces and Sudan People's Liberation Army, their deputies, and a number of senior officers.
Relevant Tables, Maps, and Summaries
- Potential Flashpoints, South Sudan and Three Areas, April 2009 (UNMIS) - Map highlighting critical areas of potential inter-communal conflict
- Abyei and nearby oil fields (map)
- Armed Elements in the Nuba Mountains Area, August 2008 (from HSBA Issue Brief 12) - Table listing armed groups of concern in the Nuba Mountains region
- Nuba Mountains Map (from HSBA Issue Brief 12) - Map showing the Nuba Mountains of South Kordofan and environs
- Selected Armed Groups of Concern in South Sudan and Border Areas, March 2008 (from HSBA Issue Brief 11) - Map showing armed group locations and alignments, including in South Kordofan and Abyei
- Selected Armed Groups Operating in South Sudan/South Kordofan, May 2008 (from HSBA Issue Brief 11) - Table showing armed groups in South Sudan and South Kordofan as of May 2008
- Misseriya Militia Strengths and Redeployment from Abyei, May 2008 (from HSBA Issue Brief 11) - Table showing redeployment of Debab and Abu Matrig Forces from Abyei
Relevant HSBA Publications
- Agreement between the Government of Sudan and the Government of South Sudan on Border Security and the Joint Poliltical Security Mechanism, Addis Ababa, 29 June 2011
- The Drift Back to War: Insecurity and Militarization in the Nuba Mountains, HSBA Issue Brief 12, August 2008 (in Arabic)
- Allies and Defectors: An Update on Armed Group Integration and Proxy Force Activity, HSBA Issue Brief 11, May 2008 (in Arabic)