South Sudan: Army retakes control of Bentiu and Nasir
South Sudanese army captured Nasir a rebel stronghold town in Upper Nile state and Bentiu, the capital of Unity State, the government and rebels confirmed to Sudan Tribune on Sunday.
The SPLA spokesperson Colonel Philip Aguer on Sunday told Sudan Tribune that Nasir which is on the north side of the Sobat River, 30 kilometres from the Ethiopian border,. is since this morning in the hands of the government forces.
He further said the SPLA troops recaptured Bentiu, capital of the oil rich Unity state . Aguer further said the army has retaken Nasir from the rebels in response to rebel constant attacks.
“It was used by rebels as a base to attack Malakal,” he said.