Death Toll Rises in New South Sudan Fighting

Officials in Northern Bahr el Ghazal in South Sudan said Thursday that five more bodies have been found in Aweil Centre County, bringing the toll in fighting between soldiers who deserted the SPLA and government troops to 35. Northern Bahr el Ghazal State spokeswoman Jackline Nyibol Benjamin Ajonga said it was impossible to identify the new victims of the fighting. She said scores of civilians have fled their homes because of the fighting, which shattered a fragile peace in Northern...

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