UNHCR: S. Sudan Fighting Displaces Over 2 Million

The U.N. refugee agency reports more than 2.25 million South Sudanese have become displaced since fighting between government and rebel forces erupted in December 2013. It says the number of internally displaced and refugees is growing as fighting continues. As South Sudan marks its fourth anniversary of independence, people are being forced every day to flee their homes because of this young country’s raging civil war. The United Nations reports 1.5 million people are internally...

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