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Compounds, and they wont leave because theyre afraid of being killed. after ethnic violence rocked the country over the past two weeks, senior international correspondent arwa damon has details. >> reporter: east african leaders have issued a warning to the warring factions following a meeting that took place on friday giving them four days to lay down their weapons or face the consequences. exactly what those consequences are at this stage is unclear. south sudans government has said that it is...

Including droughing drones and into iraq. "the new york times" saying the obama administration is responding to urgent requests from the government there but so far is not operating any armed u.s. drones over iraq. meantime, the leaders of kenya and ethiopia are in south sudan trying to mediate some semblance of peace there, fighting between government forces and rebel groups hasnt let up as the country edges closer to a full-fledged civil war. the government says hundreds of people at least h...

That match what your security forces are seeing? >> yes, we have military personnel on the ground in bore and other places that have witnessed or seen, or heard you know, killings and you know, pretty much right outside of the gate of some compounds. so those reports of looting are definitely true. the reports of killings are definitely true. trying to document them and prove that theyre happening is the job that the united nations and other missions but we will there to protect life and propert...

Control. >> well, help to put us in context, the violence, the gangs, does that match what youre seeing? >> yes, we have military personnel on the ground in bore and other places that have witnessed or seen, or heard you know, killings and you know, pretty much right outside of the gate of some compounds. so those reports of looting are definitely true. the reports of killings are definitely true. trying to document them and prove that theyre happening is the job that the united nations and othe...

Pentagon ordered a marine contingent to move closer to the region. barbara starr has more, the pentagon seems to be taking no chances, what is the latest on their movements and the american civilians they may have to evacuate? >> good evening, john, about 150 marines are on the ground there in the horn of africa in the nation of djibouti. heavily armed, waiting for orders. if they get the orders they will go in. they have two possible missions, to reinforce to provide additional security for the...

Contingent to move closer to the region. barbara starr has more, the pentagon seems to be taking no chances, what is the latest on their movements and the american civilians they may have to evacuate? >> good evening, john, about 150 marines are on the ground there in the horn of africa in the nation of djibouti. heavily armed, waiting for orders. if they get the orders they will go in. they have two possible missions, to reinforce to provide additional security for the u.s. embassy in the capit...

Out of control youth and gangs, does that match what your security forces are seeing? >> yes, we have military personnel on the ground in bore and other places that have witnessed or seen, or heard you know, killings and you know, pretty much right outside of the gate of some compounds. so those reports of looting are definitely true. the reports of killings are definitely true. trying to document them and prove that theyre happening is the job that the united nations and other missions but we w...

Hearing? >> brianna, after four uss troops were intoedly wouldnt the in an evacuation attempt, this time the pentagon is taking no chances. if the orders come, this time they will go with significant combat power. as the wounded are brought out from the fighting in south sudan, the u.n. is racing against time to provide safety for 40,000 people being sheltered in its compounds. the fee -- more attacks from rebels are coming. >> weve been reinforcing the base. we have been literally digging and r...

Others. four service members wounded. they are now in nairobi, kenya, getting medical treatment. but the question now for the pentagon is what to do. how to get the americans out of there. because the feeling is when all three aircraft are hit that they were deliberately targeted by rebel forces and this is the violence and the terrible situation going on there now. thousands south sudanese trying to escape get to u.n. compounds get to any safe area that they can. but as we talk here now, the si...

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