Garang says rebels ready to take Juba

Sudan People's Liberation Army leader John Garang said forces operating in an alliance with exiled northern rebels had made firm gains in the latest fighting.

The veteran guerrilla leader told reporters his forces had "stepped up the military campaign and were now encircling Juba, capital of the war-torn south."

Allies in the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) have captured a string of towna, prompting Khartoum to order a general mobilization.

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