NAIROBI (Reuters) - South Sudan's army has captured the main rebel stronghold of Pagak near the Ethiopian border, forcing thousands of people to flee, the rebels said on Monday. Rebel spokesman Lam Paul Gabriel said rebel forces pulled out of Pagak after coming under attack in the early hours of Sunday. Pagak, deep in the heartland of South Sudan's Nuer people, one of its main ethnic groups, has been at the center of rebel operations since 2014. Despite the set-back, Lam said the fall of Pagak did not mean the end of the Nuer's struggle against South Sudan's Dinka-dominated government and security forces. "Taking the headquarters is not the end of war," Lam said.

Source: Ethiopian News August 07, 2017 08:48 UTC