South Sudan

Violent tribal clashes erupt in S. Sudan's Western Equatoria

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KHARTOUM -- Violent clashes and heavy shooting took place on Saturday between armed tribal groups in Yambio, capital of South Sudan's Western Equatoria State, according to state information minister.The clashes left scores of young people and government soldiers dead, said Charles Kisanga, Western Equatoria State Information Minister, in a statement, without giving specific number of the victims."The clashes...

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response help US  citizens into a Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules airplane during an evacuation of personnel from the US Embassy, in Juba, South Sudan, January 3, 2014,

S. Sudan stages door-to-door raids

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, NEW YORK -- South Sudanese government troops are staging "door-to-door" raids in a town seized from opposition forces, the United Nations said Wednesday as more people took refuge in UN compounds.The United Nations and aid groups have raised concerns over events in the Upper Nile state capital of Malakal since President Salva Kiir's forces seized it Monday from...