U.S. President Barack Obama issued an Executive Order Thursday that blocks American-held property of individuals who have sought to undermine the stability and security of South Sudan. In signing the Executive Order, the president hopes to send a message to the government of South Sudan and the rebels that they must cease hostilities and engage…
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At Quiet Rebel Base, Plotting an Assault on South Sudan’s Oil Fields
By JACEY FORTIN, The New York Times April 03, 2014 (NASIR, South Sudan) — There are only four bullets in the rifle that Liep Wiyual plans to use against government troops on the front lines in South Sudan. “When I go to fight, I will get more bullets,” he said. For rebel fighters like him,…
UN: Situation in South Sudan far from normal, SRSG says
April 03, 2013(UNMISS) –Consequences of the South Sudan conflict were still tearing the country apart, Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Hilde F. Johnson said in Juba today. “The situation here in Juba seems calm now, but it is far from normal,” said Ms. Johnson. “We are far from a political solution to…
