Since the clashes between the South Sudanese government and rebel forces broke out in late December, the toll on the civilians caught in the crossfire has escalated more rapidly than many could have predicted. Reporting from on the ground can be difficult to come by at times in situations such as seen in the areas…
Civilians injured in clash inside UN base in South Sudan
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…
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…
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