South Kordofan rebels repulse military convoy

Government forces attempting to occupy an area west of Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan, came under attack from the rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North on Sunday morning.

The rebels’ west Kadugli sector repulsed a convoy of the Sudanese army on its way to Lima, the SPLM-N said in a press statement.

They managed to kill a number of soldiers and destroy two vehicles, he said. Wounded soldiers were evacuated in two helicopters. The rebels lost four fighters.