Sudan arrests senior rebel leader involved in attack on capital

Sudanese state media says the government has arrested a leading member of the rebel group that recently attacked the country's capital.

Thursday's report by the official Sudanese news agency says state security has arrested Abdelaziz Ushar, a senior commander in the Justice and Equality Movement rebel group.

Officials reports did not provide details of his arrest, but the Sudan Media Center, which has close government links, says Ushar was arrested Wednesday evening.

The Sudan Media Center report says Ushar participated in the attack on Khartoum's twin city of Omdurman earlier this month but fled after the army countered the offensive.

The attack on Omdurman by hundreds of JEM fighters was the first time in decades rebels had approached the capital.