South Sudanese rebels who recently attacked a United Nations compound, killing dozens of civilians, defended their actions and said they would continue their offensive in the oil producing area to deny the government revenue to engage Ugandan troops and Sudanese militias. See The Independent’s report.
The rebel leadership also warned that if South Sudan’s President, Salva Kir, failed to negotiate with them, opposition forces would take their fight to the capital to depose him.
The UN Security Council met to discuss the massacre at the compound in Bor, which left at least 48 dead, and warned it could constitute a war crime. The US and EU, in a joint statement, condemned “these atrocities in the strongest terms”.
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The rebel leadership also warned that if South Sudan’s President, Salva Kir, failed to negotiate with them, opposition forces would take their fight to the capital to depose him.
The UN Security Council met to discuss the massacre at the compound in Bor, which left at least 48 dead, and warned it could constitute a war crime. The US and EU, in a joint statement, condemned “these atrocities in the strongest terms”.
“There has been a direct targeted killing of people based on nothing else except their identity,” the local UN humanitarian co-ordinator said, calling for the UN and non-governmental organisations to “reinforce their ability” in the region.Meanwhile, the UN Secretary General’s Deputy Special Representative to the country, Toby Lanzer, says South Sudan is on the brink of the worst outbreak of starvation since the 1980s.
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