Malakal Attacks by Rebel Forces; Ceasefire in Tatters, Peace Talks Stalls

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JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Fighting resumed in South Sudan after rebel forces attacked the capital of the oil-producing state of Upper Nile, a military official said Tuesday, in what appeared to be the heaviest clashes since both sides signed a ceasefire last month. Fighting broke out early Tuesday in Malakal, which once was in rebel hands but is now controlled by government troops, said South Sudanese military spokesman Col. Philip Aguer. “We were expecting it because the rebel commander in the area said he would not respect a ceasefire,” he said.

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