IDP shelters in South Sudan. ©EU/ECHO/ Ludovico Gammarelli. January 14, 2014[UN] — The UN mission in South Sudan was treating dozens of wounded civilians after bullets landed inside its base where civilians had taken shelter on Tuesday, a UN spokesman said, dpa reported. “Stray bullets are reported to have landed inside the UN base, wounding internally displaced…
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South Sudan’s Rebels Recapture Malakal as Peace Talks Continue
SPLA Soldiers January 14, 2014 (MALAKAL-SSNA) — Rebel forces loyal to the South Sudanese Former vice President Dr. Riek Machar, have recaptured Makalal from the government troops. The rebels seized the capital of the oil-rich Upper Nile State late Tuesday. The SPLA defected forces attacked Malakal in the early hours of Tuesday and took full control…
Head of UNMISS Accuses Pro-Machar of Human Right Violations!
Hilde F. Johnson, Head of UNMISS with press. Salva Kiir. Photo: Reuters January 14, 2014 [Kenya-African Review] –South Sudan rebels commanded by former vice-president Dr Riek Machar have committed horrible human rights violations in Upper Nile and Unity States, according to preliminary investigations by the United Nations. The UN mission to South Sudan said it…
