US Condemns South Sudan Soldiers Who Raped and Killed Civilians

The United States has strongly condemned a targeted attack last month in which South Sudanese soldiers raped several foreign aid workers and murdered a journalist at a hotel in the capital, Juba. Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, called on officials in South Sudan to investigate the incident and hold those responsible for what she called the “cowardly and brutal assaults” accountable.  She said the South Sudan government routinely allows troops to commit...

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