May 05, 2014(Nyamilepedia) — South Sudan SPLA rebels recaptured Bentiu town in Unity, Gerger and Jalhak in Upper Nile state following major government offensives in the last few days. A report from James Gatdet Dak, Machar’s spokesperson, confirms that the SPLA in opposition flushed out the heavily armed government troops in Betiu town, Unity state.…
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South Sudan crisis: Bentiu government offensive falters
May 05, 2014(Nyamilepedia) — South Sudan troops trying to recapture the oil hub of Bentiu from rebels have been forced back amid heavy gunfire, a BBC correspondent says. Government troops advanced towards the town centre over the weekend with an armoured column. But the BBC’s Alastair Leithead, who is in the UN compound on the…
SOUTH SUDAN: FROM INTERNAL TO REGIONALIZED CONFLICT
By Daniel Wuor Joak May 04, 2014(Nyamilepedia) — The war in South Sudan has turned from internal to regional conflict where Egyptians, Ugandan (UPDF), Sudanese opposition forces of Justice & Equality Movement (JEM) and Sudan Alliance Forces (SAF) are heavily participating in South Sudan’s war. All their combined forces have been assisting the faltered government…
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