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Sudan army 'kills' key Darfur rebel Khalil Ibrahim Sudan Darfur rebel Khalil Ibrahim 'killed by army'
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The Sudanese army has killed the leader of Darfur's main rebel group, the military says. The Sudanese army says it has killed the leader of Darfur's main rebel group, Khalil Ibrahim of the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem).
It says Khalil Ibrahim was killed in fighting in the Wad Banda area in North Kordofan. The report of his death, in fighting in the Wad Banda area of North Kordofan, could not be independently verified.
The claim has not been independently verified. Mr Ibrahim had returned from exile in Libya after the fall of Col Muammar Gaddafi's regime this year.
Khalil Ibrahim is known as the leader of the Justice and Equality Movement in conflict-torn Darfur. Earlier this year, he returned from exile in Libya after the fall of Col Gaddafi's regime. If confirmed, his death would be a major blow to the Jem, which was behind several high-profile attacks.
Sudanese army spokesman Sawarmi Khaled Sad told the BBC Arabic Service that Mr Ibrahim was killed at dawn. Sudanese army spokesman Sawarmi Khaled Sad told the BBC Arabic Service that Mr Ibrahim had been killed at dawn on Sunday .
The spokesman also told Sudan's state TV that Mr Khalil Ibrahim and other rebel leaders had been trying to enter South Sudan, which seceded from Sudan in July. He and other rebel leaders had been trying to enter South Sudan, which seceded from Sudan in July, the spokesman told Sudanese TV.
Khartoum had accused Jem of fighting for Col Gaddafi in his attempt to hold on to power. There was no immediate comment on the news from the Jem but a source close to the rebels told AFP news agency: "I'm pretty sure it's true."
Col Gaddafi's fall in Tripoli was a blow to the rebels as he gave them sanctuary and financial and military aid, analysts say. Khartoum accused Jem of fighting for the late Libyan leader in his attempt to hold on to power.
Gaddafi's fall in Tripoli was a blow to the rebels as he had given them sanctuary and financial and military aid, analysts say.
Mr Ibrahim founded the Jem and made it the most powerful and most heavily armed rebel group in Darfur.
Attacks launched by the group include one on the capital, Khartoum in 2008.
More than 220 people were killed when the rebels drove across the desert to Omdurman, just across the River Nile from the presidential palace.
Government troops repulsed them after heavy fighting.
Just on Saturday, the Jem said they were planning a new advance on Khartoum.
The rebels signed a ceasefire with the Sudanese government in February 2010 but abandoned peace talks soon after, accusing Khartoum's forces of launching new raids in Darfur.The rebels signed a ceasefire with the Sudanese government in February 2010 but abandoned peace talks soon after, accusing Khartoum's forces of launching new raids in Darfur.
About 300,000 people have died in the conflict in Darfur since it began in 2003, the United Nations says. About 300,000 people have died in the conflict in Darfur since it began in 2003, the UN says.