31 October 2011
Last updated at 14:40 ET
The opposition party fighting the Sudanese government is calling for a no-fly zone over two states.
Hundreds of rebels have been killed in Sudan’s South Kordofan state following clashes with the army, governor Ahmed Haroun has said.
He said the SPLM-North rebels were killed when the army repelled an assault on the city of Teludi.
The rebels have not commented on the claims but previously accused the army of “ethnic cleansing” in the oil-rich area.
The state borders South Sudan, which became independent in July.
“Hundreds of soldiers from the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM-North) were killed during
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