(SomaliNet) In a catastrophic incident, the Sudanese rebels opposed to a recent peace deal in Sudan's Darfur clashed with the Sudanese government troops near Sudan's border with Chad, officials on both sides said on Sunday-Reuters. | “Both the Sudanese government and the rebels blamed each other for initiating hostilities on Saturday...” |
A humanitarian source in Chad's eastern city of Abeche said the clash left several fighters from both injured and 77 combatants were at a civilian hospital in Chad on Sunday morning. Both the Sudanese government and the rebels blamed each other for initiating hostilities on Saturday in Sudan's war-ravaged west, and rebels reported heavy fighting. There were no confirmed reports on the overall number of casualties.