Hundreds of Darfur rebels killed by Sudanese army: commander
KHARTOUM, July 17 (Xinhua) — The Sudanese army said it has killed hundreds of rebels from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) in a series of operations of late, the country’s state news agency reported on Saturday.
At least 300 members from Darfur’s most powerful rebel group were killed and another 86 were captured in the past few days, General Al-Tayeb al-Musbah Osman, commander of the western region was quoted saying. He said in a Friday’s report that 75 Sudanese troops were also killed in the clashes in north of the country.