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January 7, 2013 4:39 PM
War still rages in Sudan's Nuba mountains
Rebels in Sudan's Nuba Mountains now hold more territory than they did in the country's last civil war.
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Maj. Gen. Jagod Mukwar, the second-in-command of the Nuba Mountains rebels in Sudan, is often the top rebel commander on the ground.
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Three Sudanese captured in battle by rebels in Sudan's Nuba Mountains say they were recruited by the Sudanese government for a paramilitary militia, the Popular Defense Force. One was a street kid in Khartoum, Sudan, another was still a student, and another was a poor man from a village.
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A blacksmith heats metal in a market in the rebel-held Nuba Mountains of Sudan.
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A dead Sudanese government soldier lies under a baobab tree a few miles outside of Kadugli, Sudan, following a battle with rebels.
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The rebels in Sudan's Nuba Mountains said they did not have time to bury all the dead government soldiers following two battles in December 2012.
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A pair of boots lie on the battlesite at Daldoko, Sudan, following clashes between rebel and government forces in December 2012.
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A bombed mosque is seen in the rebel-held Nuba Mountains of Sudan. The rebels are made up of Muslims, Christians, and those practicing traditional beliefs.
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Ladies in the rebel-held Nuba Mountains of Sudan winnow sorghum from a destroyed bridge.
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Civilians from Sudan's rebel-held Nuba Mountains riding south to the border with South Sudan, where they can move freely in and out of a United Nations-supported refugee camp.
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The rebels in Sudan's Nuba Mountains huddle around a tank captured from government forces in December 2012. (Alan Boswell/MCT)
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