{{The governor of Sudan’s troubled North Darfur state has survived an ambush after visiting a town briefly seized by rebels, local media reported Sunday.}}
“He’s OK,” the source told media after the Saturday attack against North Darfur governor Osman Kbir, which was the latest sign of instability in the region.
It came while he was returning to the state capital El Fasher after assessing the situation in Mellit town, more than 50 kilometres (30 miles) north, said the source, who asked for anonymity.
There was no indication of who carried out the ambush.
The state-linked Sudanese Media Centre (SMC) reported that Kbir, accompanied by a legislative and security delegation, had visited the area but the report made no mention of an attack.
SMC is close to Sudan’s security apparatus.
The official SUNA news agency on Saturday quoted Kbir as saying Mellit was “fully under control of the armed forces” after the attack by insurgents.
Minni Minnawi, who heads a faction of the rebel Sudan Liberation Army, told press on Thursday that his forces had captured the town.
It was the fourth major outbreak of violence in Darfur since late February, with rebels attacking an area in the southeast and another uprising erupting in the far west, where local sources said militia loyal to Musa Hilal took control of Saraf Omra town.
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