South Sudan: opposition claims it has recaptured Malakal Heavy fighting was reported in Malakal on Tuesday, state capital of oil-producing Upper Nile state, as rebel forces staged a fresh attack to seize the town, which has already changed hands twice since the conflict began. Rebel spokesman Lul Ruai Koang, speaking in neighbouring Ethiopia, boasted the insurgents had "recaptured Malakal", but there was no confirmation from the army. Images and soundbites