The military of Sudan said it took over a rebel camp on Saturday in the strife-ridden state of South Kordofan, according to media reports.
The military seizure of the base, which it said had been operated by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army North (SPLA-N), took place over the weekend, reports the Sudan Tribune. However, a spokesperson with the rebel group said the Sudanese government’s claims were not true.
Qamar Dalman, a spokesperson for the rebel forces in South Kordofan, rejected claims made by the Sudanese government that they had forces in the area. “Our troops aren’t present in that area because it falls in South Sudan according to the ... 1956 border,” he told Reuters.
Members of the SPLA fought against Sudan’s military during the civil war that ultimately led to the creation of world’s newest nation, South Sudan, in July. Forces belonging to the north division of the SPLA remain in the Sudanese provinces of Blue Nile and South Kordofan after the South seceded.
The United Nations on Monday said there are still around 700,000 South Sudan refugees living in north Sudan, waiting for passage to South Sudan, as many lost their Sudanese citizenship after the South seceded.
