Fighting flared this week in South Sudan's northeastern Upper Nile state despite government forces' capture of a key rebel headquarters. We dislodged them from Pagak, so we are in full control of Pagak from 10 a.m.," he told VOA. "They took Pagak from us, and now we took it back. A spokesman for government forces, Dickson Gatluak, confirmed there was fighting in Pagak, but he denied that the rebels took control of the town. As South Sudan's war churns on, it is likely that even more civilians like Nyanath will be forced to run.

Source: Ethiopian News August 12, 2017 19:30 UTC