we have to secure the whole state. >> bentiu is usually busy. in south sudan and north it is quiet.ome parts are unrecognisable. >> this was a busy market. it's been destroyed. when the fighting started people ran to the base. the government is not in control, but people are afraid to come back into the town. >> many shops and homes have been looted. property belonging to aid agencies was not spared. many humanitarian organizations have relocated. there is fighting in some parts of the state. the army says it's in control of the capital. however, a rumour the rebels could be planning a counterattack makes people nervous. we woke up this morning and have the - and we know they are coming. i stay in the house. if we die, there's nothing i can do. >> government officials are telling people not to listen to who they call propaganda. >> they are our houses. you have norred heard sounds of guns. why are you running away. >> taking a break from the fighting. troops talk about winning back territories. the state is still under rebel control. the security situation makes it difficult for the

bentiu, there is no bentiu any more. when we were passing by we were passing by unburied bodies, and just driving from bentiu, we saw 15 to 20 bodies. we didn't go look into houses. we didn't look for bodies but they are there. >> well, the violence has forced thousands to flee. aid works say 80% of the refugees crossing south sudan into kenya are children. many are making the trip alone after losing their parents. >> reporter: when the fighting in south sudan got out of hand, he clutched his bible and ran. his father was shot dead. he continued walk and they brought him here to this camp. >> many people have died. it's only god leaving me alive because i was running, i don't know if i will survive. >> reporter: aid workers say 80% of those crossing the border every day are children. many have been making the dangerous journey unaccompanied by parents or adult relatives. it was a repeat of what happened in the 20-year war in sudan when thousands of children were left roaming east africa alone. they were called the lost b

government officials say they have recaptured the counsel of bentiu. some of those killed during the fighting still have not been buried. there is an overwhelming sense of loss here. >> the murders and the children are killed, som many of them art buried. i was unable to sleep at all. this is not the nation that we wanted. this is not the home that we wanted. >> reporter: many people have not returned. >> there are no civilians here. the place is deserted. when the fighting started some ran to the u.n. base. others went as far to the capitol. >> reporter: production at this processing facility has stopped. it's one of the oil stations where crude oil is processed before being sent to sudan along the pipelines. government blames the rebels for the destruction. >> they have destroyed the facility for processing of crude, and they have removed all electronic machines in the operation rooms. they removed all assets that belonged to the staff, and they have destroyed so many facilities in the oil fields. >> reporter: some believe the past struggles between

fighting is happening in bentiu, the oil unity state. these are two key states that the government doesn't want talks to begin before it gets control of >>. 10 people have been wounded in a grenade attack in a popular resort town. the beach is 25km south of mombasa. the device was thrown into a nightclub. three people carried out the attack and escaped on a motorbike. >> three explosions in somalia's capital killed 11 people. they happened at a hotel. it is popular with somali politicians. the explosions were followed by gunfire. violence in the central african republic bangui left three dead. armed men are reported to have thrown grenades at christian homes. vigilante groups set fire to muslim homes. more than a thousands have died in fighting in the past month. >> the muslims came and set fire to the houses. everywhere was affected. everyone left without nothing. this morning they began shooting. we quickly left for a camp where there are many people. >> translation: we had two dead this morning, including a 12-year-old dying from a ga

haru mutasa is in bentiu with more. >> we have been coming in and out of bentiu since 2010. it's been a busy bustling town. markets and businesses have been thriving. look at it. the place has been decimated during the fighting. we told the division commander when the fighting started, he defected from the army joining the forces loyal to the vice president riek machar. they were in control of bentiu. government troops moved in and pushed them out. they think the rebels are heading to bor, where there is fighting in jonglei state. thousands have been displaced. civilians and soldiers have been killed. civilians that run away from the fighting are sleeping at the u.n. base. they are too afraid to come back into the town >> meanwhile nearby in the central african republic tension remains high as a new government takes shape. widespread looting and attacks in bangui left 13 dead. ousted president michel djotobia reportedly living in exile. barnaby phillips reports joy over his departure gave way to violence. >> in the backstreets of bangui fires are smouldering. an armed mob ca

. >> from the south of bentiu to our north. we were there. >> reporter: bentiu is usually busy.he sudan to the north and south sudan are quiet, and some parts are unrecognizable. when fighting started people ran to the u.s. base. people said they were too afraid to come back into the town. many shops and homes have been looted. even property belonging to aid agencies wasn't spared. many humanitarian organizations have located for safety reasons. there is still fighting in some parts of the state, but the army say it's in control of the capitol. however there is rear view mirror that are rebels could be planning a counterattack. >> we woke up this morning, and we heard the rebels were coming. i will stay in the house with all my children. >> reporter: government officials are telling people not to listen to what they call propaganda. >> stay in your houses. you have not heard any sounds of guns. why are you running away? >> taking a break from the fighting, winning back territories they have lost. but the area is still under rebel control. the security situation makes it difficul

government forces are engaging rebels around the town of bentiu. the original headquarters of the unity state. on the side of bor, some 200km from juba the capital, government forces are fighting the rebels 10km out of town. now, in the past few hours, the chief of south sudan defense forces - this is the top military man here in south sudan has spoken. he has said they are forced to retake bor from the rebels by whatever means, because the rebels have expressed interest in moving forward to take juba. he says they would be defending the capital juba were bor, and that these forces will continue fighting the rebels until they have the strategic town of bor. now the president salva kiir declared a state of emergency in the unity and jonglei regions, saying this has to be done to give the governess and the local governess and military a free hand in dealing with the rebellion. the state of emergency was declared, both governors of the region disbanded their government and they are supposed to put together what they call a war-time covenant. >> that w

a military commander told al jazeera they have taken a town near bentiu. we have more from mohammed adow from the talks near juba. >> the agreement to talk is seen as a political breakthrough. the first thing on the agenda will be a ceasefire, in the talks, how to get them to stop shooting at each other, before they discuss other issues in contention. many people in juba are wondering what else could follow in terms of talks as both took sides on key issues such as power sharing. salva kiir will not share with former vice president riek machar. many wonder what will apiece riek machar to stop the fighting. other than sharing. >> more fighting is expected in bor. where the government sent thousands of troops to retake it from the rebels in full control. >> government troops are on their way to bor, the capital of jonglei state. it is an important town in the conflict. keith jennings the southern director nor the national democratic institute explains why. >> it's an historical town, home of the s.p.l.a. founder and leader, the late dr john geray, and the ho

town of mayome, a small town 60 kilometers away from the capital of unity state, now advancing on bentiu. outside bor government forces have been taken out of the town on tuesday, what they're saying is that was a tactical retreat, and they're waiting for government based forces to reach them before they go back and take back the town of bore. we saw government soldiers being dispatched from juba all the way to those different front lines and the government is saying they will continue fighting the rebels until a cease fire is scheduled to start in addis ababa, ethiopia. >>> getting out of harm's way and taking a group of orphans. but the group doesn't have the right papers. >> they went to south sudan to help others but now they are the ones who need help. kim campbell and her husband and others have been taking care of orphans in south sudan. parents killed by conflict or illness. their camp is only two miles from the u.n. camp but heavy fighting made it difficult to get to the camp. >> we tried to leave the compound once, whether they were firing to scare us or fighting and firing at