SPLM-N El Hilu renews attacks on South Kordofan capital

An army base in South Kordofan’s capital Kadugli was attacked by the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North led by Abdelaziz El Hilu (SPLM-N El Hilu) on Sunday. Today, the city witnessed a cautious calm.

According to Radio Dabanga sources, the SPLM-N forces launched an attack on the Sudanese army base in Jebel Hajar El Mak, in the northeast of the state capital, around 9:00 on Sunday.

The attack resulted in clashes between the two parties that lasted until about 14:00. No information was available on the losses on both sides.

The clashes caused a new wave of displacement of residents living near the army base. Several people living in the industrial neighbourhoods in the eastern side of the city fled to the west.

Last week, several army soldiers and rebel fighters were killed in an attack by the SPLM-N El Hilu on Dalami.

Both Kadugli and Dalami have been attacked more than once last month. Residents are frightened.