Sudanese opposition announces the killing of seven Sudanese soldiers

The Sudanese opposition Democratic National Alliance announced on Saturday the killing of seven Sudanese soldiers in an ambush carried out by its troops in the province of Kassala in the eastern part of Sudan on Thursday.

In a statement released in Cairo, the coalition, which comprises southern Sudanese rebels and northern opposition parties, explained that the soldiers were killed in an ambush between Talkouk and Karkoun areas and that two government soldiers aged 17 and 20 were taken prisoner.

Meanwhile, the Sudanese daily al-Rai al-Am said that the Sudanese authorities decided on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan to pardon 163 military men who are in prison for different reasons.