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| Key South Sudan town of Bor 'recaptured from rebels' | Key South Sudan town of Bor 'recaptured from rebels' |
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| The strategic South Sudanese town of Bor has been recaptured from rebel forces, an army spokesman has said. | The strategic South Sudanese town of Bor has been recaptured from rebel forces, an army spokesman has said. |
| Government forces had defeated more than 15,000 rebel troops in Bor, army spokesman Philip Aguer said. There has been no comment from the rebels. | Government forces had defeated more than 15,000 rebel troops in Bor, army spokesman Philip Aguer said. There has been no comment from the rebels. |
| Bor, the capital of Jonglei state, has changed hands several times in a month-long conflict that is believed to have left thousands dead. | Bor, the capital of Jonglei state, has changed hands several times in a month-long conflict that is believed to have left thousands dead. |
| Talks to try to find a ceasefire are continuing in Ethiopia. | Talks to try to find a ceasefire are continuing in Ethiopia. |
| The conflict between rebel and government forces broke out on 15 December. President Salva Kiir has accused his former deputy Riek Machar of plotting a coup - an accusation he denies. | The conflict between rebel and government forces broke out on 15 December. President Salva Kiir has accused his former deputy Riek Machar of plotting a coup - an accusation he denies. |
| Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the fighting. | Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the fighting. |
| 'Malakal attack' | |
| Col Aguer told reporters that previous assaults had weakened the rebels in Bor and no further fighting was needed on Saturday. | Col Aguer told reporters that previous assaults had weakened the rebels in Bor and no further fighting was needed on Saturday. |
| Col Aguer said the victory eliminated the psychological pressure of a rebel attack on the capital, Juba. | |
| He also said the focus would now fall on the town of Malakal, still party controlled by the rebels, with the government forces planning an imminent attack. | |
| But Col Aguer admitted maintaining communication with government forces there was "difficult". | |
| The BBC's Mark Lowen, in Juba, says Bor has changed hands a number of times already - and it is not inconceivable that Riek Machar could mobilise his forces for another assault. | |
| Talks to try to agree a ceasefire are continuing in a hotel in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. | |
| However, no breakthrough has yet been signalled and our correspondent says it is widely believed that the talks have stalled because both sides are aiming for an upper hand in the fighting before real negotiations begin. |