Army surrounds South Sudan vice president’s home as his allies are arrested
South Sudanese soldiers have surrounded Vice President Riek Machar’s home in the capital and several of his allies were arrested after an armed group allied to him overran an army base.
Another South Sudan minister arrested in escalation of standoff
NAIROBI (Reuters) -South Sudanese forces loyal to President Salva Kiir continued to round up allies of First Vice President Riek Machar on Thursday, arresting the peacebuilding minister in an escalation of a dispute church leaders warned could lead to a new civil war.
General's arrest violates South Sudan peace deal, opposition says
The arrest of an army general from South Sudan's main opposition is a "grave violation" of the peace deal that ended a five-year civil war, an opposition spokesperson has told the BBC. Gen Gabriel Duop Lam was arrested earlier this week, along with other senior officials of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO).
South Sudan: Minister and general arrested in crackdown
Petroleum Minister Puot Kang Chol and General Doup Lam have been arrested, and Vice President Riek Machar's residence surrounded, as troops loyal to South Sudan's President Salva Kiir conduct an apparent crackdown.
South Sudan detains oil minister and military officials in threat to peace deal
South Sudanese forces have arrested the petroleum minister and several senior military officials allied with First Vice President Riek Machar, Machar's spokesperson said on Wednesday, jeopardising a peace deal that ended a five-year civil war.
THREAT TO PEACE DEAL: South Sudan general, oil minister arrested
South Sudan troops have arrested the oil minister and deputy head of the armed forces, both allies of vice-president Riek Machar, as fears grew on Wednesday for the country’s fragile peace
Arrests of South Sudan VP’s allies raise fears of renewed conflict
ALBAWABA- South Sudanese forces have arrested two key allies of First Vice President Riek Machar—Petroleum Minister Puot Kang Chol and Deputy Army Chief
South Sudan Vice-President Allies Arrested In Threat To Peace Deal
Growing tensions have threatened to undo their unity government, particularly violent clashes in the northeastern Upper Nile State.
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Western embassies alarmed by violence in Upper Nile
The arrests come amid rising tensions after the White Army, a local armed youth group, captured a South Sudan People’s ...
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South Sudan defends detention of Riek Machar allies
Juba says detained officials had a hand in skirmishes in Upper Nile ...
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Western embassies condemn violence in Upper Nile state
Western embassies and the European Union (EU) have condemned the recent hostilities in Upper Nile State, urging all the ...
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South Sudan Army Attacks Displace Thousands in Nasir
An alarming surge of violence in South Sudan’s Nasir County, Upper Nile State, is putting communities at risk and threatening ...
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South Sudan on brink of civil war as senior officials’ arrests inflame ethnic tensions
South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, could soon devolve into renewed civil war. On Wednesday, soldiers surrounded Vice ...