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South Sudan rebel Riek Machar 'controls key state'
Source: BBC
21 December 2013 Last updated at 21:36 GMT
South Sudan rebel Riek Machar 'controls key state'
Former South Sudan Vice-President Riek Machar has said rebel troops have captured the key oil-producing state of Unity and control much of the country.
Mr Machar also confirmed to the BBC that the forces fighting the government were under his command.
The country has been in turmoil since President Salva Kiir accused Mr Machar a week ago of attempting a coup.
The BBC's former Sudan correspondent James Copnall says the situation now looks very much like civil war.
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South Sudan rebel Riek Machar 'controls key state'
Former South Sudan Vice-President Riek Machar has said rebel troops have captured the key oil-producing state of Unity and control much of the country.
Mr Machar also confirmed to the BBC that the forces fighting the government were under his command.
The country has been in turmoil since President Salva Kiir accused Mr Machar a week ago of attempting a coup.
The BBC's former Sudan correspondent James Copnall says the situation now looks very much like civil war.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25480178