Sudan's rebels aim to take over Kordofan and eastern Sudan - Fighting has erupted in east Sudan

A Reuters UK report out yesterday [updated today] entitled Darfur rebels wary of peace deal with south confirms the Darfur rebel group SLM said it would continue to struggle by political, military and diplomatic means and through negotiations for a comprehensive peace covering Darfur, the neighbouring Kordofan region and the east of Sudan.

"We warn that the war will take new forms and that the situation will not stabilise until we reach a just and comprehensive peace," it added. A spokesman for the JEM, contacted by telephone on Sunday, said they would speak about the southern agreement when the signing takes place.

The report states that fighting has erupted in the east of Sudan where ethnic rebels have accused Khartoum of neglect.