UN Peacekeepers to Stay in South Sudan Through 2017

The United Nations Security Council has unanimously extended its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan for another year. The U.S.-drafted resolution says the council also will consider "appropriate measures" including an arms embargo against South Sudan to address continuing violence in the country. 4,000 troops added to mission The new mission covers a new regional force of 4,000 troops, approved in August but not yet deployed, in addition to the approximately 13,000...

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