TEHRAN, September 21 - A rebel group in South Sudan used red ribbons in their foreheads to be recognized before they start attack on Kaya City, South Sudan.
TEHRAN, July 18, YJC - South Sudan's President Salva Kiir declared a three-month state of emergency in his home state, where clashes have raged for months between clan-based militias, the government spokesman said on Tuesday.
TEHRAN, June 19, YJC - The United Nations has called for urgent international help to reach out to those affected by war in South Sudan, saying the world’s youngest nation has the fastest growing number of displaced people.
Every day, thousands of South Sudan refugees pass the border and reach Uganda. War and famine and drought have made life in South Sudan quite difficult.
Some 1.5 million refugees have fled fighting and famine in South Sudan to neighboring countries, half of them to Uganda, and thousands more are leaving daily, the U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday.
JUBA, Oct 01, 2014 (AFP) - South Sudanese lawmakers have proposed granting security forces the ability to make "virtually unrestricted powers of arrest" in the war-torn nation, Amnesty International warned Wednesday, calling a bill under debate "flawed".
WASHINGTON, Aug 06, 2014 (AFP) - The international community is moving toward issuing an ultimatum to the parties in South Sudan's civil war raging since 2013, Secretary of State John Kerry warned Tuesday.
The United States hailed a ceasefire deal by South Sudan's president and rebel chief, urging both sides to "swiftly" implement its promises to end nearly five months of civil war.
A ceasefire in South Sudan between government and rebel forces was holding Saturday, the army said, despite sporadic clashes in the initial hours before and after it took effect.
Peace talks between South Sudan's warring factions must not be a "gimmick" to gain the upper hand on the ground, US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday.
South Sudan's warring parties were set to begin direct talks Saturday in a bid to end the conflict pushing the world's youngest nation towards civil war as fighting intensified for control of a key oil town.
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has expressed concern about instability in neighbouring South Sudan and other volatile states in the region, official media reported Sunday.
US President Barack Obama on Saturday warned South Sudan's rebel forces against a military coup after four American servicemen were wounded in an attack on their aircraft in the increasingly unstable country.