8th April 2011:
Sudan Army Employs Gunships in Southern Sudan
KHARTOUM — Satellite images indicate a major deployment of military hardware by the Sudanese army, including helicopter gunships and tanks, near the flashpoint Abyei border region of Southern Sudan, a monitoring group said on Thursday.
The Satellite Sentinel Project said that, according to the newly acquired images, the introduction of two attack helicopters and at least nine battle tanks within the range of Abyei constituted a major escalation in the military capacity of the northern army (SAF) in the disputed area.
AFP: Sudan army deploys gunships, tanks near Abyei: monitors