1、南苏丹反叛分子发动多起袭击Rebels in South Sudan are involved in fierce fighting with the army in several areas of the country, the military spokesman has told the BBC.烦乱分子在南苏丹多个地区与军队发生激烈的战斗。There is ongoing fighting in the north-east of Upper Nile State and the east of Jonglei State, Philip Aguer said.Earlier, t
2、he rebels denied a UN report that they killed hundreds of civilians after taking control last week of the oil hub, Bentiu, in Unity State.A ceasefire deal in January has failed to halt the violence.More than a million people have been forced from their homes since fighting broke out in December 2013
3、.The conflict pits President Salva Kiir, an ethnic Dinka, against his former Vice-President, Riek Machar, from the Nuer community.Temporary lossMr Aguer said that the army had also been forced to withdraw from Mayom in Unity State in order to reorganise its forces following the loss of Bentiu.The vi
4、ctory thats been achieved by the rebels is temporary, its just a matter of time before they will be out of Bentiu, he told the BBCs Focus on Africa programme.But he said there were several other fronts on which the rebels were active.For the last week, the town of Renk in the north-east of Upper Nil
5、e State had come under attack from Mr Machars forces.That should be condemned internationally; there is no war where you bombard residential areas indiscriminately at night it has caused havoc and fear.I have never seen a movement that have a desire in killing many people as possible as Riek Machars force.On Tuesday morning, there had also been heavy fighting in several places in Duk county in Jonglei which came under rebel attack, the army spokesman said.But he said the army had repulsed them and was pursing the rebels.
