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Victims of South Sudan's War Were Raped, Burned, Made to Drink Blood and Eat Flesh
African Union investigators have released a report recounting a litany of horrors committed in the course of South Sudan's ongoing civil war, including routine gender-based violence and the indiscriminate killing of civilians.
Sign Peace Deal or We'll Impose an Arms Embargo, US Tells South Sudan's President
The United States has circulated a draft resolution among UN Security Council members that would implement an arms embargo and other sanctions on South Sudan if President Salva Kiir does not sign the peace deal.
In Photos: Not Much to Celebrate on the Fourth Anniversary of South Sudan's Founding
Since December 2013, the country has been engulfed in a civil war that has killed tens of thousands and turned more than 730,000 South Sudanese into refugees.
Armed Groups Reportedly Raped, Castrated, and Slit the Throats of Children in South Sudan
Witnesses implicated perpetrators belonging to the government Sudan People's Liberation Army and the allied South Sudan Liberation Army, who launched an offensive in Unity State in late April.
Warring South Sudan Factions Conscripted More Than 9,000 Child Soldiers
The recruitment of children younger than 15 years is a war crime according to the Geneva Conventions and the International Criminal Court.
Disturbing Echoes of Rwandan Genocide Emerge in South Sudan
The conflict in South Sudan is growing increasingly indiscriminate, as armed groups use radio broadcasts to encourage attacks on civilians.
South Sudan’s Fragile Peace Is Breaking Down on Multiple Fronts
Sudan has accused its neighbor of attacking its citizens in the disputed Abyei region, but South Sudan also faces a civil war.