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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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Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir Extends Ceasefire By A Month
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has announced a one-month extension of his unilateral ceasefire in fighting with rebels in the country's war zones.
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South Sudan Fighting Sends Refugee Numbers Soaring Past One Million Mark: UN
Renewed fierce fighting has pushed nearly 200,000 people to flee South Sudan since July, sending the number of refugees from the war-scarred nation past one million, the UN said Friday.
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South Sudan Rejects United Nation's Accusations Of Rape, Killing By Its Soldiers
South Sudan rejected today accusations from the UN that its soldiers had raped and killed civilians during and after ethnically-charged fighting last month in the capital Juba.
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Ugandan Army Says 38,000 Evacuated From South Sudan Conflict
The Ugandan army said on Wednesday it had evacuated 38,000 civilians caught up in fighting in Juba, the capital of crisis-hit South Sudan.
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Ugandan Army Enters South Sudan To Evacuate Citzens
A heavily-armed Ugandan military convoy crossed into South Sudan on Thursday to evacuate citizens trapped in the capital Juba as fears persist that days of fierce fighting might reignite despite a ceasefire.
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Russia Says Willing To Consider UN Arms Embargo On South Sudan
UN Security Council veto power Russia said on Tuesday it was willing to consider imposing an arms embargo on South Sudan and that sending more troops could help stabilise the world's newest nation after days of heavy fighting in the capital Juba.
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Three Quarters Of South Sudanese Need Humanitarian Aid: UN
Three-quarters of the population of South Sudan needs humanitarian aid after four days of deadly fighting, the UN's World Food Programme director Etharin Cousin told AFP on Tuesday.
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Violence Spurs Japan To Evacuate Workers From South Sudan
Japan has urged dozens of Japanese nationals including aid workers in South Sudan's capital of Juba to leave the country and dispatched military aircraft to evacuate them amid renewed fighting in the African nation.
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In The Eye Of The Storm: The UN's South Sudan Mission
Thrust into the spotlight by a surge in fighting between loyalist and rebel troops, the United Nations' mission in South Sudan is one of the UN's biggest peacekeeping forces, and has a task to match.
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UN Chief Calls For Arms Embargo, Sanctions Against South Sudan
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Monday for an immediate arms embargo against South Sudan in response to an outbreak of heavy fighting that has left hundreds dead.
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Sushma Swaraj Says India Planning To Evacuate Nationals From South Sudan
India is planning to evacuate its nationals from South Sudan where renewed fighting between rival military factions has claimed nearly 300 lives.
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Fighting Flares Again In South Sudan Capital After UN Demand For Restraint
Heavy fighting erupted again in South Sudan's capital on Monday a day after the UN Security Council told rivals President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar to rein in their forces and end days of violence that have left scores dead.
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UN Security Council Meets On South Sudan Fighting: Diplomats
The UN Security Council met behind closed doors Sunday on renewed fighting in the capital of South Sudan, as former rebels and government soldiers exchanged fire in several parts of Juba.
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UN Security Council To Meet Today On South Sudan Fighting: Diplomats
The UN Security Council will hold a closed door meeting today on renewed fighting in the capital of South Sudan, diplomats 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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Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir Extends Ceasefire By A Month
Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir has announced a one-month extension of his unilateral ceasefire in fighting with rebels in the country's war zones.
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South Sudan Fighting Sends Refugee Numbers Soaring Past One Million Mark: UN
Renewed fierce fighting has pushed nearly 200,000 people to flee South Sudan since July, sending the number of refugees from the war-scarred nation past one million, the UN said Friday.
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South Sudan Rejects United Nation's Accusations Of Rape, Killing By Its Soldiers
South Sudan rejected today accusations from the UN that its soldiers had raped and killed civilians during and after ethnically-charged fighting last month in the capital Juba.
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Ugandan Army Says 38,000 Evacuated From South Sudan Conflict
The Ugandan army said on Wednesday it had evacuated 38,000 civilians caught up in fighting in Juba, the capital of crisis-hit South Sudan.
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Ugandan Army Enters South Sudan To Evacuate Citzens
A heavily-armed Ugandan military convoy crossed into South Sudan on Thursday to evacuate citizens trapped in the capital Juba as fears persist that days of fierce fighting might reignite despite a ceasefire.
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Russia Says Willing To Consider UN Arms Embargo On South Sudan
UN Security Council veto power Russia said on Tuesday it was willing to consider imposing an arms embargo on South Sudan and that sending more troops could help stabilise the world's newest nation after days of heavy fighting in the capital Juba.
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Three Quarters Of South Sudanese Need Humanitarian Aid: UN
Three-quarters of the population of South Sudan needs humanitarian aid after four days of deadly fighting, the UN's World Food Programme director Etharin Cousin told AFP on Tuesday.
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Violence Spurs Japan To Evacuate Workers From South Sudan
Japan has urged dozens of Japanese nationals including aid workers in South Sudan's capital of Juba to leave the country and dispatched military aircraft to evacuate them amid renewed fighting in the African nation.
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In The Eye Of The Storm: The UN's South Sudan Mission
Thrust into the spotlight by a surge in fighting between loyalist and rebel troops, the United Nations' mission in South Sudan is one of the UN's biggest peacekeeping forces, and has a task to match.
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UN Chief Calls For Arms Embargo, Sanctions Against South Sudan
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Monday for an immediate arms embargo against South Sudan in response to an outbreak of heavy fighting that has left hundreds dead.
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Sushma Swaraj Says India Planning To Evacuate Nationals From South Sudan
India is planning to evacuate its nationals from South Sudan where renewed fighting between rival military factions has claimed nearly 300 lives.
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Fighting Flares Again In South Sudan Capital After UN Demand For Restraint
Heavy fighting erupted again in South Sudan's capital on Monday a day after the UN Security Council told rivals President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar to rein in their forces and end days of violence that have left scores dead.
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UN Security Council Meets On South Sudan Fighting: Diplomats
The UN Security Council met behind closed doors Sunday on renewed fighting in the capital of South Sudan, as former rebels and government soldiers exchanged fire in several parts of Juba.
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UN Security Council To Meet Today On South Sudan Fighting: Diplomats
The UN Security Council will hold a closed door meeting today on renewed fighting in the capital of South Sudan, diplomats said.
