so these are government forces heading to bentiu? >> yes, couple of thousand... >> each time the town changed hands, the fighting skirted the base. the un watched as rebels advanced, then retreated as government forces and allied militias retook the town. sergei matvienko works as a police officer on the un base in bentiu. >> the fighting was something like 500 meters from here. >> you could see the fighting from here? yes, the explosion was something like 100 meters from here. >> just there? yes, and shelling from a tank it was from the main gate. >> the town changed hands four times in six months each victory brought a new wave of civilians to the base here. >> mostly as i told you, it was females and children, the crowd was just really huge... >> so many people, just crowding all around. they look really terrified. the new front line is just on the outskirts of bentiu. we were invited there by south sudanese government troops. peace talks broke down last night so it's pretty tense here. we're riding with the spla to the front line

catherine soi reports now from bentiu. >> this men have just arrived at a camp for displaced people in unity state. they come from a village they've been on a road for 24 days. they only dare to walk at night in fear of government soldiers. they carry their father, who is too weak and sick. he died on arrival here. >> my dad's health had improved. he was even walking and talking. i went to look for his food. when i returned he had died. >> after days on the road one-week-old has also just arrived. her mother gave birth to her on the day they escaped from the village after an assault by who she claims one man in military uniform. >> they beat us and killed some people. after burning our homes we ran to the bushes. that's where i delivered my baby. >> he has had to undergo surgery. he came with a gunshot wound to his arm. dollars without borders have received dozens of patients with bullet wounds since april. >> my son was with other people at the cat tall shed when the armed men came. they started shooting and took our cattle. my son hid in in the swamp for the night. we had to leave th

. >> in bentiu, a government offensive is going on. many have come to seek refuge here. at least 21,000 in the last few weeks. they are exhausted traumatized and afraid. >> they come for registration so they can get humanitarian help. then they'll received basic supplies like food, blankets mosquito nets and utensils. some of these people have been through this process before and it seems like an never ending cycle of recovery. >> this family's father will be bury in bentiu, a town he had never visited before, and far away from the town he had lived. katherine soy bentiu in south sudan. >> two of the five-member elect raul commission has fled the country. in the weeks following for the president's decision to run for a third term. >> the fact that two officials have fled the country say it could be a blow to the president. some people say that they cannot replace the officials. and some say they can impose new members. what does it say about the credibility of these polls. the africa unity say they have not seen observers. and the e.u. has said the same. and the catholic

example in bentiu. and spoke about the peacekeeping mission and difficulties that they are facing. >> joining me to discuss the situation here at the camp is the state coordinator. perhaps start by telling us how are you coping with the influx. so many are coming in. >> indeed. we have received over 10,000 people in the last one month since the conflict was renewed in different counties in unity state. we have seen thousands coming in over the weeks, late april and the month of may. they are still coming. it's a sat situation in unity state. people's homes have been destroyed livelihoods have been destroyed. they are fleeing the violence and seeking the security and sames here in bentiu. the u.n. peacekeeping position has been extended. tell us about that. >> indeed. it was extended until november 2015. the responsibilities are the same to protect the vulnerable citizens. extend of the human right abuses and humanitarian access wherever we can in the state. >> what is difficult about fulfilling the mand

he'll be buried in bentiu, a town he had never visited before and so far from a town that he had lived in and loved all his life. catherine soi al jazeera, bentiu in south sudan. >> a move that further inflames tensions between ukraine and russia. president poroshenko has i pointed a governor in the odessa region. he has a reputation of being fiercely pro western. we have this report. >> protesters gathered >> president poroshenko has called the new governor. he has long been a local supporter of the country's move. and he's an implaccable foe of vladimir putin. he also may be part of poroshenko's drive to root out local corruption. >> we must all work together under this new ukrainian president to build a new ukraine. without a new ukraine there won't be a future for the region or for our town. everything is being decided now. a lot of it in odessa itself. >> as president of georgia until until 2013 he scored his country away from the moscow's sphere of influence towards closer ties with europe. in 2008 they fought a war of control over of the breakaway region. saturday's surprise app

he had been buried in bentiu a town never visited, and so far away from a home lived in and loved. she starts her home life here again, so far from home. >>> catherine wambua-soi spoke to unity state's acting governor. he rejected allegations that government forces have been looting and attacking a local community. >> i think, actually this one is not true. the army you see. they burnt the houses. they never loot the property of the civilian in cities. i think this information that you have got is not true because we are aware that the rebel - they are coming to attack opposition and after that they pursue the rebels. you see. they could not burn the houses. they could not do these things. >> f.i.f.a. president sepp blatter declared that he doesn't fear being arrested. speaking a day after his election in zurich he denied that he is to blame for the unprecedented scandal rocking football. >> reporter: day one of his fifth term as f.i.f.a. president and sepp blatter is not happy. >> i said i forgive, but i don't forget when it comes to persons, and not to facts. >> he chaired a meet