The Conflict In South Sudan Continues

We Are Ready To Take Khartoum, Say Militias Allied To South Sudan -- The Independent

A day after losing one-third of its territory to the newly independent South Sudan, the government of Omar al-Bashir is facing a new threat from rebels in the Nuba Mountains who have vowed to "march on Khartoum".

After fighting off government forces that last month tried to disarm them in violation of international agreements, rebel leaders said yesterday that they were close to recapturing Kadugli, the capital of Sudan's oil-rich Southern Kordofan state. "First we take Kadugli, then [the garrison town] El-Obeid, then Khartoum," said Brigadier Said Ketchum, one of the leaders of the resistance which this weekend declared self-rule in the Nuba Mountains.

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My Comment: William L. Saunders from NRO just returned from this part of Sudan. His observations and comments are a must read .... the link to his post is here.