Army Spokesman: South Sudan Military Controls Oil Fields

South Sudan’s military said its forces are in control of the oil fields in Unity and Upper Nile States, contrary to rebel claims that they captured the fields after heavy fighting. Rebel spokesman James Gatdet Dak said Friday the rebels had taken control of the two oil fields as part of a plan to close down production in the country’s two remaining oil-producing states.   But army spokesman Colonel Philip Aguer said the rebels are engaged in disseminating false and misleading...

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