US Positions Troops to Enter South Sudan

The U.S. military says a force of 150 Marines is ready to enter troubled South Sudan to help evacuate Americans and protect U.S. facilities. The military's Africa Command tells VOA the special task force has been positioned in Djibouti, the site of the only U.S. military base in Africa, so it can quickly respond to the crisis in South Sudan as needed. The U.S. has evacuated several planeloads of Americans from South Sudan since fighting broke out December 15 between supporters of...

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