KHARTOUM, July 1 (Reuters) - Sudan's President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said the northern army would continue its military operations in the border flashpoint state of South Korfodan, state news agency SUNA said on Friday.
The northern army has been fighting in the state armed groups allied to South Sudan which is due to become an independent state on July 9.
A northern state minister said on Wednesday Khartoum had reached in principle a ceasefire with the south in South Kordofan. (Reporting by Khaled Abdelaziz and Ulf Laessing, Khartoum newsroom)
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