JUBA — President Salva Kiir has threatened to personally lead military operations against armed groups in central South Sudan if gunmen continue to attack civilians along a key road. Kiir said Thursday that he would go to Yei River state to plan military operations if the gunmen do not stop shooting at civilians traveling on the Juba-Yei road. Check also: South Sudan ...
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JUBA – South Sudan on Wednesday rejected a U.S. proposal for the U.N. Security Council to send 4,000 additional troops / peacekeepers to the East African country to restore calm,[9] saying it “seriously undermines” its sovereignty and threatens a return to colonialism.[4] Check also: Amid South Sudan Evacuations, Some Locals Are Turned Back Government spokesman Michael Makuei said the proposal ...
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