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Last week’s deadly attack on three buses on their way from South Sudan to Uganda could well be the start of something serious: runaway former vice president Riek Machar may just have opened a front against Uganda. Check Also: Riek Machar Finally Becomes South Sudan’s Vice-president The attackers killed, abducted and took phones and cash from victims, most of whom are ...

Suspected S.Sudan rebel group operating near the border is demanding  ($890) ransom in order to release six Ugandan traders they are holding, security officials have said. Check also: South Sudan Rebel leader Machar flees the country Leaders in Lamwo District, at the northern border, reported that eight Ugandan timber dealers were abducted while cutting trees in Lubone, S.Sudan on Sunday. ...

A spokesperson for South Sudan’s opposition and rebel group says that their leader Riek Machar has fled the country. Check also:  South Sudan Government Rejects UN Proposal To Send More Peacekeepers Machar’s whereabouts have been unclear since the fighting flared in Juba, between July 8 and 11 and led to his outgunned and outnumbered forces being chased from the city ...

The President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir (right) on Monday July 25th wrote a letter to the military ordering them to produce his deputy and now rival, Riek Machar, dead or alive.[9] Check also: Uganda Loses Shs3B Daily In South Sudan Conflict Riek who is rebel leader had led his forces to clash with those of President Salva in early ...

The United States is not taking any offensive military actions with the goal of destabilizing South Sudan, [9]and is only sending a small contingent to assist its embassy in the country,[4] which has been gripped by violence between rival troops, the State Department said on Sunday. Check Also: America Evacuates Its Embassy Staff From South Sudan The United States wants to ...