South Sudan: South Sudan Rebels Repulse Multiple Attacks by Government Forces: Spokesperson

Mar 20, 2015 | Tesfa-Alem Tekle, Sudan Tribune
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South Sudanese rebels led by former vice-president Riek Machar said on Friday they had managed to repulse multiple attacks by government forces in Unity and Upper Nile states where heavy fighting had been reported in recent days. In an interview with Sudan Tribune, the rebel faction’s newly appointed spokesperson, Colonel Lony T Ngundeng, said government forces had been attacking their positions since Tuesday, but had since been pushed back and the area remained under rebel control.