In Uganda Camp, South Sudan Refugees Dream of Peace

Diing Kon has a wish: to be able to fall asleep at night without feeling the fear that grips her gut when she hears gunfire nearby. The mother of eight has spent her entire life in Bor, the only town in South Sudan still under rebel control after government forces recaptured Bentiu, the capital of oil-producing Unity state, last week, after a bloody battle. The next target of South Sudanese troops would be Bor, a spokesman for the army said, presaging heavy fighting in the capital of...

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