The Sudanese army on Wednesday said it had repulsed an attack by the rebel Revolutionary Front in Al-Sidra area in North Kordofan state, official SUNA news agency reported.
“The remnants of the so-called Revolutionary Front this morning launched a heinous attack against Al-Sidra village in North Kordofan state with the aim to rob citizens of their money,” the agency quoted Al-Sawarmy Khalid Saad, the Sudanese army spokesman, as saying.
He further said that the Sudanese armed forces repulsed the remnants of the rebels, inflicted on them huge casualties and equipment losses and forced them to flee the attack scene.
He said the area was now under the full control of the Sudanese armed forces, noting that five soldiers were killed during the clashes with the rebels.