South Sudan: S. Sudan Rebels Repulse Government's Attempt to Retake Bentiu - Spokesperson

30 October 2014

Addis Ababa — South Sudan's rebel faction of the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Movement (SPLM-in-Opposition) led by former vice-president, Riek Machar, said they repulsed a counter-attack by government troops loyal to president Salva Kiir in their attempt to retake Bentiu, the capital of Unity state, which the rebels claimed they captured on Wednesday.

South Sudanese rebel troops loyal to former vice-president Riek Machar stand on guard in Unity state capital Bentiu on 12 January 2014 after recapturing the strategic town from government troops (Photo: Reuters)

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