Attack On South Sudan

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  21 Killed In Attack by South Sudanese On The Eve Of Pope's Visit

  At least 21 people have been killed in a cattle raid in South Sudan on the eve of a visit by Pope Francis to encourage peace in the conflict-ridden country, local authorities said.

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  56 Killed Over 4 Days Of Ethnic Fighting In South Sudan

  Clashes have killed 56 people during four days of fighting in South Sudan's eastern Jonglei state, after youth from the Nuer community attacked another ethnic group, a local official said on Tuesday, with the Nuer making up most of the casualties.

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  Heavy Gunfire Erupts In South Sudan After President Calls Ceasefire

  Heavy gunfire erupted in South Sudan's capital late on Monday after President Salva Kiir ordered his forces to cease fire and only respond if they came under attack, Reuters witnesses reported.

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  Aid Workers Hit By Increased South Sudan Violence: UN

  Aid workers in South Sudan have suffered an increase in attacks in recent weeks, the UN warned Wednesday, with three killed in May since the formation of a unity government.

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  South Sudan Rebels Attack UN Base in Possible 'War Crime': UN

  South Sudan rebels opened fire on a UN peacekeeping base sheltering 30,000 civilians, killing one and wounding six in a possible war crime, the UN said late Wednesday.

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  UN Investigates Attack on South Sudan Peacekeeping Site

  The United Nations on Friday said it was launching an investigation and demanding accountability after eight civilians were killed earlier this week by shells fired at its compound in the town of Melut, near South Sudan's Paloch oilfields.

• Sudan Troops Beat Back Rebel Attacks in Kordofan, Kill 50: Army

  Sudanese troops repelled rebel attacks on two villages in the war-torn South Kordofan region, killing 50 insurgents and losing four of their own men, the army said on Tuesday.

• Gunmen on Camels Kill 15 in Darfur: Government

  Gunmen on camels have killed 15 civilians and wounded 10 others in an attack in Sudan's South Darfur, the region's government said in a statement.

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  Abductions by Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army Rebels on The Rise: UN

  Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebels have launched a string of attacks across central Africa with a "steady increase" in abductions, the United Nations said in a report seen today.

• UN Chief Says Human Rights 'Under Attack' Everywhere

  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon warned on Wednesday that human rights were "under attack" throughout the world as he opened the General Assembly debate.

• UN Security Council asks for inquiry into South Sudan massacre

  The United Nations Security Council asked for an urgent investigation on Thursday into the ethnic massacre of hundreds of people in South Sudan's oil hub Bentiu and expressed its willingness to "take additional measures" if there are more attacks on civilians.

• At least 58 killed in attack on UN base in South Sudan

  At least 58 people were killed and more than 100 others wounded in Thursday's attack on a UN base in South Sudan sheltering thousands of displaced civilians, a UN official said.

• 2 Indian peacekeepers injured in attack on UN base in South Sudan

  Two Indian peacekeepers have been injured in a "deadly and unprovoked" attack by a mob of armed men on civilians sheltering inside a UN base in the war-ravaged town of Bor in South Sudan.

• Indian peacekeepers second highest casualties in 2013 attacks: UN

  Indian peacekeepers suffered the second highest number of casualties in 2013 as working for the UN became more hazardous, with increased deliberate attacks on its personnel.

• Peace efforts flounder in South Sudan, further attacks feared

  International efforts to bring peace to strife-torn South Sudan appeared at an impasse on Sunday.