US Threatens South Sudan Conflict Sanctions

The United States has warned it may impose economic sanctions on individuals causing unrest or human rights abuses in South Sudan. President Barack Obama signed an executive order Thursday allowing the U.S. to freeze assets of anyone found to threaten South Sudan's peace and security, target U.N. peacekeepers, or commit human rights abuses. The White House said months of fighting between pro- and anti-government forces in South Sudan threatens "to tear the young nation...

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