Rebel awaits government's answer to return to Khartoum

The southern Sudanese rebel Karbino Kwanin returned back to the lines of the southern forces which are allied with the Sudanese government after he split from the Khartoum peace agreement and conducted a rebellion in Bahr al-Gazelle province.

A southern Sudan official revealed a "verbal " message sent by Lt. Gen. Karbino from the headquarters of commander Paulini Matib in al-Wahdah province which is part of contacts with the government to return to the Khartoum peace agreement and that he is now awaiting the reply of the government.

The southern official added that Karbino wants to draw up a new agreement and that he had arrived on board a special plane from Nairobi and he was helped in by the Kenyan authorities who found out that by Kwanin's leaving of its territory, Kenya will ensure its own security following exchanged accusations between Kwanin and the leader of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army, John Garang, and the attempt by each one to kill the other.