Sudan 'upgrading air bases' near South Sudan border

A US satellite monitoring group said that Sudan’s military is upgrading air bases near the border with South Sudan and building up air resources in what could be a precursor to a widened aerial bombing campaign.

The report came a day after officials accused Sudan of bombing a refugee camp in South Sudan, which became the world’s newest country only four months ago.

The government of Khartoum denied that there was even a camp housing northern Sudanese refugees who fled south for refuge, adding that its air force had not bombed any area of South Sudan.