Shells hit Sudan's South Kordofan capital: residents

A file picture of a Sudanese man pointing to the damage caused by fighting between government forces and ex-rebels in Kadugli, in South Kordofan on October 21, 2011. By Ashraf Shazly (AFP/File)

Khartoum (AFP) - Shells struck the capital of Sudan's war-torn South Kordofan state on Saturday, residents said, but there was no immediate confirmation of casualties.

"The last one just landed a few minutes ago," one resident of Kadugli told AFP.

Rebels of the Sudan People's Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N), fighting since 2011 in South Kordofan, have periodically shelled Kadugli since late last year, causing some fatalities.

Neither the SPLA-N nor Sudan's military could be immediately reached for comment.

"I heard about three mortars," a second resident told AFP, adding that two had hit the centre of town near a bus depot.

The other resident also said the town centre had been struck, but he spoke of six shells slamming into the area.