The northern Sudan military succeeded on May 21, 2011 with a forceful takeover of Abyei Area and town.[1] A week after the takeover satellite images show that the Sudanese army burned and razed about one-third of all civilian buildings in the town during the violence.[5] Tens of thousands of Abyei region civilians, including up to 35,000 children, have been displaced by the northern takeover.[5] The satellite image evidence, supporting a claim of state-sponsored ethnic cleansing of much of the contested Abyei town and region, is being submitted to the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the UN Security Council for assessment.[5]