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Al-Abbasiya, South Kordofan, Feb. 6 (SUNA)- The government of South Kordofan State has announced the re-opening of Al-Abbasiya - Rashad road after repulsing the rebel forces of Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) from Al-Maqrah and the surrounding mountains and securing the site of the camp of the Chinese company operating at the circle road.
South Kordofan government stated that 29 of Chinese and Sudanese workers of the company are still held by the rebel movement.
The Armed Forces has found a decomposing body of a Chinese worker who was shot down by the SPLM rebels near the camp of the company's workers.
The Chinese company's site was greatly looted by the rebel forces who have stolen large sums of money and equipments and destroyed a number of vehicles and trucks belonging to the company.
Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Al-Abbasiya Locality, Kamal-Eddin Subahi, regretted in a statement to SUNA the rebellion aggression on the Chinese workers and its assassination to one of them without any justification.
He said that life at the locality has returned to normalcy, stressing that the robbery acts denudes the nature of Sudan People's Liberation Movement and its army who are opposed to realization of peace, stability and development.
The Commander of the 53 Brigade at the Easter Area, Brig. Saifal-Milouk Bakhit, affirmed that the Armed Forces is imposing full control on the area and exerting intensive efforts to liberate the hostages safely.
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