Editing Justice and Equality Movement (section)

===Oilfield attacks and anti-government operations===
In October 2007, the JEM attacked the Defra oilfield in the [[Kordofan]] region of Sudan. The [[Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company]], a [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]]-led consortium, controls the field. The next month, a group of 135 Chinese engineers arrived in Darfur to work on the Defra field. Ibrahim told reporters, "We oppose them coming because the Chinese are not interested in human rights. [They are] just interested in Sudan's resources." The JEM claims that the revenue from oil sold to China funds the Sudanese government and the [[Janjaweed|Janjaweed militia]].<ref name="BBC">{{cite news| title= Darfur rebels spurn Chinese force | publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7111206.stm | date=2007-11-24| access-date=2007-11-24 }}</ref>

On the morning of December 11, 2007, Khalil Ibrahim claimed that JEM forces fought and defeated Sudanese government troops guarding a Chinese-run oilfield in the [[Kordofan]] region. [[Khartoum]] officials, however, denied that any oil fields had come under attack.  Ibrahim said that the attack was part of a JEM campaign to rid Sudan of Chinese-run oilfields and stated that "[The JEM] want all Chinese companies to leave. They have been warned many times. They should not be there."<ref name="Al Jazeera">{{cite web|title=Sudan rebels 'attack oilfield' |publisher=Al Jazeera English |url=http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/7BD4ADA2-8B0F-4D4B-B673-A836027DA78B.htm |date=2007-12-11 |access-date=2007-12-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212233515/http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/7BD4ADA2-8B0F-4D4B-B673-A836027DA78B.htm |archive-date=2007-12-12 }}</ref>