UN warns against risk of mass violence after reports a senior military leader urged troops to kill civilians in Jonglei.

This latest clashes between factions loyal to President Salva Kiir and his long-time rival, Riek Machar, erupted in late ...

South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in July 2011, ending decades of civil war. Two years later, another civil war erupted in South Sudan after Kiir sacked Machar, his vice president. The ...

South Sudan's government called for opposition forces to halt fighting as conflict in Jonglei state threatens to rekindle civil war. Clashes between government forces and Sudan People’s Liberation ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has denounced the "blatant encouragement" of South Sudanese forces to commit war crimes, including ...

JUBA, Jan 27 (Reuters) - South Sudan's government urged opposition forces to halt fighting on Tuesday, saying a rebel advance and ongoing clashes that have already caused mass displacement in Jonglei ...

On January 25, South Sudan’s military called on civilians, aid workers, and United Nations personnel to evacuate from ...

The UN mission says it is gravely concerned by "inflammatory rhetoric calling for violence against civilians".

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) As of December 2025, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces appear to be making gains, ...