 Clashes between the Sudanese army and opposition forces in the country's east saw eight people killed, the army said in a statement Wednesday. The incident saw forces loyal to the Justice and Equality Movement, from Darfur, western Sudan, team up with the Beja Congress, from the east, to attack army positions in eastern Sudan, according to an army statement run by SUNA, the official news agency. Brigadier Osman Mohammad Al Aghbash said six civilians and two people from the attacking groups died.
The clashes are the first the army has contended that groups from the two areas teamed up to fight the central government.
| They've got tentative peace in the south, rebellion in the west, rebellion in the east, and rebellion in the north. But really, it's not their fault. It's those Zionists, coming in and stirring things up in an otherwise peaceful land. |
The opposition forces "attacked army positions in Wagar and Tinay, simultaneously," destroyed a truck, burnt down a police station and knocked down telecommunications equipment, the statement said. Troops, with the support of the air forces, pushed back the attackers.
| And took no casualties in the process of having a truck blown up and having a cop shoppe burnt down? |
The Beja Congress is a loose alliance of tribesmen and disgruntled Democratic Unionist Party elements that seeks a greater share of resources for national wealth and development for their region. JEM emerged during the conflict in Darfur. |