Sudan Says It Withdrew From Border, but Is Accused of Bombing South Sudan Sudan said Tuesday that it had pulled its troops out of the disputed border territory of Abyei and was ready to open a new page in its relations with South Sudan as the two countries restarted talks on Tuesday to try to avoid an all-out war. But South Sudan accused Sudan of carrying out new bombing raids on its territory hours before the negotiations started, dimming hopes of a speedy settlement. Neither the reported bombing raids nor the Sudanese withdrawal from Abyei could be confirmed independently. Senior officials from both countries met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Tuesday in their first direct negotiations since clashes broke out along their border in April.