Fighting Blocks Aid to Thousands of South Sudan Displaced

The world’s newest nation is struggling with an old problem - violence.  South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in July 2011, but since then fighting has claimed what some estimate to be nearly 10,000 lives.  The ethnically diverse, oil-rich country is currently torn by heavy fighting between rebels and government forces.  The United Nations World Food Program has the difficult task of delivering aid to areas beset with violence.  Violence has forced internally...

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