{"id":188720,"date":"2012-10-15T23:16:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-15T23:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dabangasudan.preview.websight.nl\/srf-liberates-surkum\/"},"modified":"2012-10-15T23:16:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T23:16:00","slug":"srf-liberates-surkum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dabangasudan.org\/en\/all-news\/article\/srf-liberates-surkum","title":{"rendered":"SRF ‘liberates’ Surkum"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF) announced liberating the area of Surkum in Blue Nile state after a battle against government troops, which lasted four days, on Sunday afternoon October 14, Radio Dabanga has learned.<\/p>\n

Arnu Ngutolo Lodi, SPLA-N military spokesman, told Radio Dabanga that SRF troops managed to clear the area of Surkum and that the government troops suffered heavy losses during the battles.<\/p>\n

Lodi asserted that SRF troops seized two tanks and two Land Cruiser vehicles from the government.<\/p>\n

South Kordofan<\/strong><\/p>\n

In regard to South Kordofan, Lodi told Radio Dabanga that SRF troops killed seven government troops’ elements in the battle, including a lieutenant.<\/p>\n

The military spokesman added that SRF destroyed and dispersed a convoy of government troops between the villages of Angarto and Hajar Jawad on the road to Kadugli Dilling on Thursday October 11.<\/p>\n

He emphasized that government forces and its militias will remain a ‘legitimate’ target for SPLA.<\/p>\n

Rebel forces attack village of Umm Dehelib<\/strong><\/p>\n

The governor of South Kordofan, Ahmed Haroun, said that rebel forces attacked the village of Umm Dehelib, in Kalogi locality on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

Haroun explained that government forces responded to the rebel attack and killed 12 rebel elements, injured another dozen and captured one.<\/p>\n

He added that four citizens were killed during the battle.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n