Darfur Rebels Warned to Stay out of South Sudan Conflict

A senior South Sudanese military officer allied to former Vice President Riek Machar has warned Sudanese rebels from the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) not to get involved in the South Sudan conflict. James Koang Chuol, the SPLA Fourth Division Commander who defected from the army and seized control of Bentiu, the capital of oil-rich Unity state, days after fighting began in Juba on Dec. 15, says JEM rebels, who have been fighting the Khartoum government, mainly in Darfur, have...

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