Darfur rebels 'partially destroy oilfield'

Darfurian rebels have partially destroyed an oil field in a rare eastward extension of their campaign toward central Sudan, the rebels and government said.

The attack appeared to be another sign that Darfur’s violence is spreading across the region. The National Redemption Front rebel group said its fighters seized the Abu Jabra oil field on the edge of South Darfur and the state of South Kordofan on Sunday.