Sudan says South Kordofan town to be soon liberated

May 19, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The spokesperson o f the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) announced that they would soon retake the Abu Karshola in South Kordofan from the rebels who seized the area last April.

The fighter of the Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF) repulsed for the second time on Monday 13 May an attack SAF forces carried out on their positions in Abu Kershola and inflected heavy losses on the army and its militia.

SRF rebels control the area since 27 April when they launched an attack on several locations including Um Rawaba in North Kordofan.

Al-Sawarmi Khaled stated on Sunday that the” decisive hour is nearing” to liberate Abu Kershola from the rebels, adding that SAF and the other armed forces are fulfilling their duties and would not stop at rumours circulated by the rebel groups.

The military spokesperson was alluding to the statements by leaders of different rebel groups who speak about an imminent attack on the capital Khartoum.

Reports from the South and North Kordofan say the army is recruiting and arming local population in the areas the rebel attacked recently.

Sources also underline that the killing of local leaders and dignitaries by the assailant rebels facilitated the enrolment operations.

Khartoum said 45 people were killed by the rebels after the capture of Abu Kershola and other localities in South and North Kordofan.

(ST)