Brig Gen Lul Ruai: Riek Machar

Riek Machar: An army spokesman denied Bentiu had fallen, saying fighting was continuing. , according to BBC. More than one million people have been displaced in the conflict, which broke out about a month earlier after South Sudanas President Salva Kiir accused his sacked deputy Riek Machar of plotting a coup. 'Forced oil shutdown' Oil companies should halt operations immediately and evacuate their staff within a week, Brig Gen Lul Ruai said. The two sides have repeatedly accused each other of violating a ceasefire signed in January. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.