31.   Ethiopia has not officially reacted to reports of a clash with Sudanese troops.

32.   The NDA last month charged that Iran had airlifting tanks and chemical weapons to Sudanese troops, but the two governments flatly rejected that accusation.

33.   Ugandan army officers said Sunday that the Sudanese troops invaded Uganda near here last Monday at Lalabor, in Kitgum district, alongside LRA forces.

34.   Kampala has meanwhile accused Sudanese troops of crossing the border into northern Uganda.

35.   On Saturday Sudan complained to the UN Security Council accusing Egypt of attacking Sudanese troops in the disputed Halaib region on the Red Sea.

36.   On Saturday Sudan complained to the UN Security Council, accusing Egypt of attacking Sudanese troops in the Halaib region.

37.   She said the Ugandan soldiers were captured during a battle inside Uganda after Sudanese troops crossed the border alongside Ugandan rebels.

38.   Sudanese troops were engaged in fierce fighting against invading Ugandan forces in southern Sudan late Thursday, a Sudanese military spokesman said on the eve of scheduled reconciliation talks.

39.   Sudanese troops and civilians have been running short of drinking water for the past three weeks and forced to drink saline Red Sea water, Alwan said.

40.   Sudanese troops also successfully fought back against two Ethiopian bids to advance in the Chali region, south of Kurmuk, in the Blue Nile state, Sanussi added.