The Sudan Armed Forces , or SAF , attacked a refugee camp in South Sudan at 2 : 53 p . m . local time today .
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sudan armed forces saf attack refugee camp south sudan 2 53 p m local time today
The Sudan Armed Forces , or SAF , <m> attacked </m> a refugee camp in South Sudan at 2 : 53 p . m . local time today .
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Breaking News : Sudan Bombs Yida Refugee Camp in South Sudan
on Nov 10 , 2011
The Sudan Armed Forces , or SAF , <m> attacked </m> a refugee camp in South Sudan at 2 : 53 p . m . local time today .
Enough Project sources indicated that no one was killed or injured in the attack , contrary to initial estimates from the Unity state government .
However , casualty figures remain unconfirmed .
A SAF spokesman denied the attack occurred .
At least four bombs were reportedly dropped .
Sources on the ground told Enough that one bomb , which did not explode , fell directly within the camp , in a primary school yard , with several more falling in the close vicinity .
A Reuters correspondent reported hearing a large explosion , then saw "a crater about two metres ( 6 . 6 feet ) wide , an unexploded bomb wedged in the side of a school building and a white aircraft flying north .
Observers believe the attacks were carried out by the SAF's signature Antonov bombers .
One of the bombs landed inside a primary school yard in the camp , according to citizen journalist Ryan Boyette , who was on the phone with sources in the camp when the raid began .
Boyette reported school was in session but no children or staff were injured , since the bomb did not explode .
Three other bombs allegedly exploded outside the camp : two landed and exploded on the outskirts , near the airfield where two U . N . aircraft had landed today to deliver food .
The first aircraft departed without incident , but the bombings reportedly began shortly after the second aircraft arrived .
The plane was not damaged .
Yida is home to more than 22 , 000 refugees , many of whom walked at least seven days across the border to flee indiscriminate bombing and approaching famine conditions in Sudan's South Kordofan state .
Since fighting between the SAF and the Sudanese Peoples' Liberation Army - North , or SPLA - N , began in July , hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled South Kordofan , many into the border areas of newly independent South Sudan .
The attack on Yida camp comes shortly after reports of aerial bombardments in South Sudan's Upper Nile state , making it Sudan's second unprovoked military attack on the sovereign state of South Sudan in the last three days .
In a November 9 press conference , South Sudan President Salva Kiir stated his country would not retaliate for the reported bombing of Guffa in Upper Nile state on Tuesday , which he said killed seven .
It remains to be seen how the Government of South Sudan will respond to this second attack within its borders ; President Kiir held a press conference today on relations with Sudan just hours before the alleged attack on Yida camp .
"The regime in Khartoum is attempting to provoke South Sudan into restarting a war , " said Enough Project Co - Founder John Prendergast , quoted by the Associated Press .
"The regime's endgame is to either capture South Sudan's oilfields along their common border , or achieve a stronger negotiating position on shared oil revenues and border demarcation . This provocation must be countered by the full force of the international community , or else a massive war could unfold . "