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Sudan rebels 'attack oil field' Sudan rebels 'attack oil field'
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A Darfur rebel group says it has attacked and taken over a Chinese-run oil field in central Sudan.A Darfur rebel group says it has attacked and taken over a Chinese-run oil field in central Sudan.
It is the second such attack by the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem). There is no independent confirmation. A Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) leader said it had defeated 1,200 government troops but the claims have not been independently verified.
In October it attacked another field in the same Kordofan region, taking several workers hostage. Jem attacked another field in the same Kordofan region in October.
Jem wants China to end its huge investment in Sudan, which the rebels say is giving the government the money to buy weapons. Jem wants China to end its huge investment in Sudan, which the rebels say is giving the government the funds to buy weapons.
"Our attack is another attempt at telling Chinese companies to leave the country," Jem commander Abdel Aziz Nur al-Ashr told the AFP news agency."Our attack is another attempt at telling Chinese companies to leave the country," Jem commander Abdel Aziz Nur al-Ashr told the AFP news agency.
"Our goal is for oil revenues to go back to the Sudanese people and that is a strategic plan of our movement," he said.
China buys most of Sudan's oil.
Who are Darfur's rebels?
It has used its veto at the UN Security Council to block resolutions threatening sanctions on the Sudanese government.
No-one was available from the Sudanese government to comment on the attack.
The government denies charges that it backs the Janjaweed militias, accused of widespread atrocities against Darfur's black African residents.
Jem leader Khalil Ibrahim said a number of troops had been killed in the hour-long assault but would not give a figure.
He also said that Jem fighters would be carrying out other attacks over the next few days.
In October the rebels attacked another Chinese oil field and kidnapped five workers, who have since been released.
At least 200,000 people have been killed in Darfur's five-year conflict. Some 2.5 million have fled their homes.