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South Sudan army kills almost 100 members of small tribe: Rights group
JUBA — South Sudan’s army has killed almost 100 members of a small tribe, executing some of them in cold blood, during seven months of fighting with rebels in the eastern Jonglei state, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. South Sudan’s defense ...
South Sudan detains two Ugandan journalists
    JUBA - South Sudan's security services have detained two Ugandan journalists who were filming in the capital Juba, officials said on Monday. Justin Dralaze and Hilary Ayesiga, both freelancers, were arrested by security officials on Saturday. "They were arrested by the national ...
S. Sudan’s Machar sets sights on presidency
JUBA — South Sudan’s former Vice President Riek Machar, dismissed this week by President Salva Kiir, said on Friday he planned to challenge him as chairman of the ruling SPLM party in order to run for head of state in ...
South Sudan president suspends cabinet
    JUBA — Heavily armed South Sudanese troops and police guarded key government institutions in the capital Juba Wednesday, as radio broadcasts called for calm after the president suspended his cabinet. Those removed include two of the young country’s most influential leaders — ...
UN: 200 wounded in South Sudan clashes
JUBA — Fears grew Sunday of heavy casualties in South Sudan’s Jonglei state following more than a week of bitter tribal fighting, after the UN reported at least 200 wounded were found in just one village alone. “Some 200 casualties have ...
Over 200 wounded in South Sudan clashes: UN
JUBA — At least 200 people have been wounded in a week of bitter fighting in South Sudan's Jonglei state, the top United Nations humanitarian official in the country said Sunday. "Some 200 casualties have arrived in Manyabol", a remote village ...
S.Sudan fighting could spark 'ethnic conflict': diplomats
    JUBA - Fighting in South Sudan's Jonglei state, where tribal militia forces are reported to be marching on a rival group, risks spiralling into "outright ethnic conflict", European diplomats warned Saturday. Local government officials report that Lou Nuer gunmen from northern ...
South Sudan denies backing rebels as Sudan threatens pipeline cut
    JUBA — South Sudan said Tuesday it is committed to peace deals signed with its former foe Sudan, a day after Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir threatened to cut oil pipelines after accusing Juba of backing rebels. Juba denies that it supports ...
29 killed in South Sudan cattle raid
JUBA — At least 29 people were killed when cattle raiders from a South Sudanese minority group opened fire on members of another minority in a village in Upper Nile state, a local official said Sunday. The gunmen crept into Tolleri ...
Key Western nations ‘deeply disturbed’ by Jonglei violence
    JUBA — Major Western nations are “deeply disturbed” about the abuse and killing of civilians and the looting of property in South Sudan’s troubled Jonglei state, and call for a “political and not a military solution” to the fighting between rebels ...
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