A power station damaged during attacks by insurgents who stormed the city, is pictured in Um Rawaba
A power station damaged during attacks by insurgents who stormed the city, is pictured in Um Rawaba May 2, 2013. Insurgents from Sudan's Darfur region stormed Um Rawaba in North Kordofan state on Saturday, witnesses said. According to state media, authorities had regained control of the city late evening, located some 500 km (300 miles) from Khartoum. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST ENERGY)
Residents walk past a bank damaged during attacks by insurgents who stormed the city, in Um Rawaba
Residents walk past a bank damaged during attacks by insurgents who stormed the city, in Um Rawaba May 2, 2013. Insurgents from Sudan's Darfur region stormed Um Rawaba in North Kordofan state on Saturday, witnesses said. According to state media, authorities had regained control of the city late evening, located some 500 km (300 miles) from Khartoum. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)
A police officer guards a power station damaged during attacks by insurgents who stormed the city, in Um Rawaba
A police officer guards a power station damaged during attacks by insurgents who stormed the city, in Um Rawaba May 2, 2013. Insurgents from Sudan's Darfur region stormed Um Rawaba in North Kordofan state on Saturday, witnesses said. According to state media, authorities had regained control of the city late evening, located some 500 km (300 miles) from Khartoum. REUTERS/ Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)
Residents walk past a court complex damaged during attacks by insurgents who stormed the city, in Um Rawaba
Residents walk past a court complex damaged during attacks by insurgents who stormed the city, in Um Rawaba May 2, 2013. Insurgents from Sudan's Darfur region stormed Um Rawaba in North Kordofan state on Saturday, witnesses said. According to state media, authorities had regained control of the city late evening, located some 500 km (300 miles) from Khartoum. REUTERS/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah (SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST)
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