Sudan says SPLM-N rebels massing troops in S. Kordofan
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June 15, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The local authorities at the town of Buram
in South Kordofan state said today that the rebel Sudanese Peoples’
Liberation Movement/North (SPLM-N) is buliding up troops in Fama area
three kilometers away from the headquarters of the locality.
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SPLM-N fighters hold up their rifles near Jebel Kwo village in the
rebel-held territory of the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan, May 2,
2012. (photo Goran Tomasevic Reuters)
The mayor of Buram locality, Salah Daoudari Kafi, told the
pro-government Sudan Media Center (SMC), that large numbers of SPLM-N
troops estimated to be a full company (three to five platoons) came
from Al-Obayid lake area six days ago and stationed in Fama awaiting
instructions from the SPLM-N leadership.
He said that the logistical support and food supplies for the SPLM-N
rebels are coming directly from South Sudan through the field
commanders, pointing out that the southern army hasn’t disengaged with
the 9th division of the SPLM-N after South Sudan’s secession.
Kafi further disclosed that local citizens are living in a "tragic"
situation due to food shortages because existing forces share their
food supplies.
Since 2011, SPLM-N has fought the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and their
aligned militia the Popular Defence Forces (PDF) in South Kordofan
state.
In late April, rebels of the umbrella group Sudan Revolutionary Front
(SRF) who aim to topple the regime of President Omer Hassan al-Bashir
took control of Abu-Kershola as part of a wide offensive that saw them
briefly occupying North Kordofan second largest town of Um Rawaba.
The attack was significant given the fact that rebel activity has been
mostly limited to the states of Darfur, Blue Nile and South Kordofan.
Residents said that the rebels were met with little resistance from
government forces there.
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