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May 10th, 2008
Posted: 11:33 AM ET
(CNN) — Members of Sudan’s Justice and Equality Movement rebel group reached the outskirts of the Sudanese capital of Khartoum on Saturday and were involved in clashes west of the city, an informed military source told CNN. It was not known how many JEM members were involved or how well they were armed. Over the past 24 hours, the source said, the sounds of heavy fighting — machine gun fire and explosions — could be heard west of Khartoum. A curfew has been imposed in Khartoum from 5 p.m. to 6 a.m. Aid workers living in the capital were told to stay indoors. The JEM, a Darfur rebel group, has been fighting with the Sudanese government off and on for the past several years. |
 
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