S Sudan ceasefire broken as rebels and army battle

South Sudanese rebels and government troops waged fresh battles yesterday, breaking a new ceasefire deal and dashing hopes to a swift end to five months of brutal civil war.
Both sides accused each other for a second day of attacking the other.
Fighting raged in the oil-producing state of Upper Nile, Defence Minister Kuol Manyang told AFP, adding that government troops had been ordered "not to go and attack, but only to fight in self defence."
Rebel forces said the army had attacked its positions in Unity state.
Since President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar signed a deal Friday to halt fighting, both sides have blamed each other of launching ground attacks and artillery barrages.