Rebels wounded during fresh fighting in Sudan’s Blue Nile state have retreated to South Sudan, the army said on Monday, after Washington warned of a dangerous increase in tensions on the undemarcated border.
The army statement followed claims by rebels of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N) that a government offensive in Blue Nile had forced thousands to flee.
Sudan’s army spokesman, quoted by the official SUNA news agency, said the army had “liberated” an area in southwestern Blue Nile, killing and wounding dozens of insurgents.