Fighting erupted in the South Sudan capital, Juba, in mid-December. It followed a political power struggle between President Salva Kiir and his ex-deputy Riek Machar. The squabble has taken on an ethnic dimension as politicians' political bases are often ethnic.
South Sudan Fighting Resumes Around Oil-Rich State’s Capital -- Bloomberg Businessweek
South Sudanese rebels and government forces fought for control of the capital of oil-rich Upper Nile state, the only region in the world’s newest nation that’s still producing crude two months after violence erupted.
Both sides claimed control of the town of Malakal after fighting started yesterday in violation of a cease-fire they signed on Jan. 23 in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.
Fighting that started Dec. 15 has left thousands of people dead and forced at least 860,000 more to flee their homes, according to the United Nations. Yesterday’s clashes probably won’t derail peace talks that resumed last week, U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth said in a interview in Addis Ababa.
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More News On The Return Of War To South Sudan
S.Sudan rebels say capture oil-producing state capital -- Reuters
South Sudan rebels attack key oil town leaving ceasefire in tatters -- Global Post/AFP
Opposition Forces Capture Parts of South Sudan Oil Town -- Voice of America
South Sudan rebels seize capital of oil-producing state -- Al Jazeera
Fighting erupts again in South Sudan -- UPI
New Fighting Threatens South Sudan Oil -- Wall Street Journal
Rebels strike oil center in South Sudan, breaching ceasefire -- Deutsche Welle
S. Sudan Government, Rebels Trade Blame for Violence -- Voice of America
South Sudan Admits Mass Defection of its Army to Machar's Rebels -- allAfrica.com/Sudan Tribune
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