Sudanese army seizes southern Libyan town, previously rebel controlled - Telegraphtelegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews…via @Telegraph
Sudanese army seizes southern Libyan town
Officials overseeing the no-fly zone enforced by Nato over Libya said the Sudanese move north of border had not encountered resistance from troops loyal to Col Muammar Gaddafi. Since the February uprising against his regime, the Libyan leader's forces have been concentrated around Tripoli, the capital; Sirte, the eastern town that is Col Gaddafi's birthplace and Sebha, the desert outpost where the dictator grew up. The Sudanese army has seized a town in southern Libya that is the gateway to oilfields crucial to rebel hopes of establishing financial independence. Officials said control of the town of Kufra and nearby military base granted the Sudanese a key strategic foothold between the regime and the opposition Transitional National Council (TNC) which holds the eastern seaboard and a series of rebel enclaves.The Sudanese have not disrupted efforts to resume oil production on nearby southern oilfields. "Our surveillance shows that they are not moving oil, so its not about money in the short term," said one Western official. "The commercial oil companies monitoring is reporting that there has been no movement of oil out of Libya.
@septimius_sever Sudan army occupied kufra? Thats pretty deep into Libya. I thought FF were there?
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@bunbunbunnyyy Whats this story about Sudan invading Libya I leave twitter for 2 hrs and Sudan invades Libya??!!
Can someone confirm Sudan's alleged invasion of South #Libya? The Telegraph is the only one reporting it so far.
