Sudanese rebellions announce control in Yolo city

Spokesman for the Sudanese People's Liberation Army, George Garang that SPLA forces could control Yolo city in the Southern Blue Nile Province after killing 73 government soldiers who were guarding the city.

The Sudanese rebels said from the Ugandan capital, Kampala, that Yolo city, situated near the border with Ethiopia, fell on Tuesday between contingent no. 13 of the SPLA and government troops. The SPLA said that the government's soldiers left behind T-63 tanks and large amounts of ammunition.

In Khartoum, the general command of the Sudanese armed forces said that the Blue Nile province which borders Ethiopia is witnessing violent battles between the army and opposition forces. A statement issued on Tuesday night said, "The rebels, and the outlaws" have launched an attack to the south of the Blue Nile province.