Shooting Erupts at Army Base in South Sudan Capital

Fighting has erupted at the South Sudan army barracks where the country's ongoing conflict began in mid-December. Army officials say that clashes broke out around 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Giada Barracks on the outskirts of the capital, Juba. The government says the fighting stemmed from a dispute over salary payments. Gunfire could still be heard by late afternoon, Juba time, despite government statements that the situation was under control. Officials have declined to say...

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