Sudan in rebel ambush kills 9 soldiers transporting fuel to UN troops in Abyei
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Sudan's Foreign Ministry says a rebel ambush on an army convoy has killed nine soldiers.
The convoy was transporting fuel supplies for the U.N. mission in Abyei, a disputed region between Sudan and South Sudan.
In a statement Wednesday, the ministry said two of the dead were officers. Another 35 soldiers were wounded in the Saturday attack.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The statement said rebels from the Justice and Equality Movement of Jibrel Ibrahim fled with the fuel before destroying the military's transport trucks.
Abyei is a volatile area because of the dispute between the two neighbors. The U.N. mission there helps mark the border in the oil-rich desert region and monitors a demilitarized zone.
Sudan accuses South Sudan of supporting the local rebel movements.