Rebel fighters gather in a village in Upper Nile State in this February 8, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic/Files
JUBA (Reuters) - The capital of South Sudan's main oil-producing region was divided between the army and rebels on Thursday after the worst fighting since a January ceasefire stoked jitters in global oil markets.
The Juba government said it remained committed to peace talks but that it had to react after rebels allied to former vice president Riek Machar on Tuesday attacked Malakal, which lies on the edge of Upper Nile state's oil fields.
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