Rebel Forces Attack Sudan on 2 Fronts

Rebels out of Darfur launched a massive attack on the Sudanese city of Um Rawaba.

The Justice and Equality Movement's troops held the city for a short while, but were pushed out by the government's solders.

It is the closest that rebel forces have come to the capital of Khartoum, since 2008, when they almost seized the city.

Another rebel group, Sudan People's Liberation Movement North attacked at the same time, seizing four villages east of the key city of Kadugli.

SPLM-North and the government had been holding peace talks, since Wednesday.

It is unclear what effect Saturday's moves will have on the talks.