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The Sudan Liberation Movement faction led by Minni Minawi (SLM-MM) claims it killed 12 Sudanese government troops, and took control of the Alawna area, in Dar El Salaam locality, south of El Fasher, in North Darfur.<\/p>\n
In a statement the movement said its forces defeated government soldiers in a battle on Wednesday, killing 12 including the regional commander Mohammed Musa Ab bakr.<\/p>\n
The SLM-MM also said they destroyed one vehicle and stole another belonging to government forces, and took ‘complete control of the area’.<\/p>\n
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A spokesman of the rebel movement Abdullah Al Mersal, confirmed the statement and said one of their soldiers was wounded in the fighting.<\/p>\n
SAF commander: ‘SLM-M killed civilians’<\/strong><\/p>\n Colonel Abdul Allah Bannaga, Sudan Armed Forces commander for Dar El Salaam said there were six citizens killed in Alawna and a further four injured in the attacks carried out by the SLM-MM.<\/p>\n Bannaga told the government’s news agency SUNA that the SLM-MM entered Alawna in three vehicles and attacked civilians on Wednesday afternoon.<\/p>\n He said the four injured citizens were taken to hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n The Colonel also accused the movement of setting fire to three houses, and destroying water pumps.<\/p>\n He said the movement fled towards an area east of Jebbel Marra after they attacked.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bannaga also stated that local authorities had begun fixing the water pumps and were distributing water and food to those affected by the SLM-MM’s attack.<\/p>\n Eyewitnesses said the attack killed six soldiers and injured one belonging to the government’s Popular Defence Forces stationed in Alawna.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n