Sudanese rebels have fired mortar bombs into the capital of South Kordofan state where they rose up against the government two years ago, the insurgents said on Wednesday.
The shelling of Kadugli on Tuesday was in retaliation for an air raid two days earlier that killed two children, said Arnu Ngutulu Lodi, spokesman for the Sudan People’s Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N).
“We targeted military positions” with five mortar rounds, he told AFP.
It was not immediately clear whether there were any casualties in the town, where a local resident confirmed the shelling but had no details.