Sudan Darfur rebel Khalil Ibrahim killed by army

The Sudanese army says it has killed the leader of Darfur's main rebel group, Khalil Ibrahim of the Justice and Equality Movement (Jem)., reports BBC The report of his death, in fighting in the Wad Banda area of North Kordofan, could not be independently verified. Mr Ibrahim had returned from exile in Libya after the fall of Col Muammar Gaddafi's regime this year. If confirmed, his death would be a major blow to the Jem, which was behind several high-profile attacks. Sudanese army spokesman Sawarmi Khaled Sad told the BBC Arabic Service that Mr Ibrahim had been killed at dawn on Sunday .