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muriel_volestrangler

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1. S Sudan troops 'recapture' key oil town Malakal

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Mon Jan 20, 2014, 11:32 AM

Jan 2014

The South Sudanese army says it has recaptured the key town of Malakal from rebels, after days of heavy fighting.

Rebel forces staged an attack last week to seize Malakal, the capital of Unity state and the gateway to the oilfields of the Upper Nile region.

The town has already changed hands several times since the conflict broke out between the government and rebels in December.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25814405

Let's hope it's not as devastated as Bor.

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