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Hundreds killed in Sudan clashes

Hundreds of SPLM-North rebels were killed in clashes with the Sudanese army in the South Kordofan region bordering the new state of South Sudan, officials said.

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Hundreds of SPLM-North rebels were killed in clashes with the Sudanese army in South Kordofan on Monday, said a local governor in Sudan's only oil producing state where the army is battling insurgents.

"Several hundred members of the movement were killed this day in an assault on the city of Teludi that was repelled by the armed forces," governor Ahmed Haroun said of South Kordofan, the scene of frequent clashes.


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