S. Sudan Says Rebels Advancing on Flashpoint Town

South Sudan's military says rebels are moving toward a flashpoint town, as hopes fade that a cease-fire deadline will be met. An army spokesman told reporters Monday that rebel troops are advancing on the Jonglei state capital of Bor. Reuters news agency quotes Aguer as saying that shootings have taken place just outside the town. A spokesman for the U.N. mission in South Sudan told VOA that the United Nations is extremely concerned about reports of large numbers of armed youth...

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