ðə sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən ɪn bˈɑːɹ ˌɛl ɡˈɑːzəl wʌz kɑːmpˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ɐ lˈæk ʌv stɹˈɔŋ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ˌɪntɚvˈɛnʃən, wɪððə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɪnðə nˈɔːɹθ fˈeɪlɪŋ tə koʊˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪt wɪððə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɪnðə sˈaʊθ.
The situation in Bahr El Ghazal was compounded by a lack of strong government intervention, with the government in the North failing to cooperate with the  government in the South.