South Sudan: Rebels Claim Army Pushed Out of Bentiu, Nasir

5 May 2014

Kampala — South Sudanese rebels claimed on Monday to have regained control of both Nasir in Upper Nile state and Unity state capital Bentiu, which government troops say they captured on Sunday.

Rebel commander Maj. Gen. James Koang Chuol says their forces have flushed out Sudanese rebels from Unity state capital Bentiu who its claimed are fighting alongside the South Sudanese army (SPLA), saying both government troops and their allies had suffered a heavy defeat.

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