The Nuba Mountains in southern Sudan. C Andreas31, Creative Commons Members of a break-away group from the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N) abducted a pastor and others in South Kordofan state, Sudan on July 23, his brother said. The Rev. Yaqob Ibrahim Tia of the Sudanese Church of Christ (SCOC) was abducted from his home in Heiban town along with his two sons, ages 17 and 20, a 15-year-old nephew and the brother of Catholic priest Fadi Ibrahim Tia, Fadi Ibrahim Tia said.
Source: Christian Daily International
Published: Jul 31, 2026