Sudan: Khartoum accuses South of attack on new front in Sudan
Fighting between Sudan and South Sudan has spread to a new town along the border, amid fears the countries will slide into full-scale war.
Forces from both sides engaged in intense clashes from Tuesday night into Wednesday near the town of Meiram.
The area is located inside Sudan’s Southern Kordofan state, near the border with the South Sudanese state of Northern Bahr al-Ghazal.
A Sudanese media report says the Sudan Armed Forces defeated the southern troops, who allegedly attacked to distract Sudanese forces trying to recapture the disputed Heglig region.