130 rebels killed in South Sudan

March 18, 2015 02:43

Government troops in South Sudan killed up to 130 rebels in the latest fighting following the collapse of peace talks between President Salva Kiir and his former deputy, a military official said on Tuesday.

Government troops and rebel forces engaged in serious fighting in the oil-producing Upper Nile state on Monday, military spokesman Brig. Philip Aguer said.

Fourteen government soldiers were killed and 17 others wounded in fighting in Manyo County, he said.

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