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Moved to uganda. Tribal differences between the president and former Vice President are driving the conflict. The violence escalated when the president dissolved his party, reshuffling the government making it a oneparty state, making it almost impossible for anyone else to be elected. As the violence in north and central south sudan escalates, thousands are trying to escape the fighting. Government soldiers have lost control of the unity state to rebels, and are battling to recapture bor in jonglei state. A lot of people are now in the u. N. Compound in bor town. The whole town is vacated com...

Revellers celebrate the arrival of 2014 with a bang. In south sudan reports of an imminent showdown between government and rebel forces overshadow new years day talks. Represent tifs of the warring factions are expected to meet in the ethiopian capital. Thousands of Government Troops are on the way to bor, which was retaken by rebels on tuesday. A military commander told al jazeera that they have taken the town in the unity state. An agreement by both sides is seen as a political breakthrough. As they prepare to talk, passing on the agenda will be a ceasefire. However, many people here . Juba ...

The worlds youngest country south sudan may be on the brink of a civil war. Hundreds have been killed in factional fighting and earlier today gunman fired at american planes with stopped esubcontract uses. Nicole johnston has more. The crisis with south sudan is becoming more dangerous. The government is sending troops and tanks to Jonglei State to take on the rebels. It says rehn gait soldiers taking control of the state capital are attacking people. On saturday gunfire hit three u. S. Military aircraft as they were about to land and evacuate american citizens. Four u. S. Servicemen were inju...

A u. S. Rescue mission in south sudan has been called off after four soldiers were shot trying to evacuate americans. The pentagon says three osprey aircraft came under fire while attempting to land near the town of bor. Rescues had to be aborted and planes averted to uganda. The injured were flown to kenya. The four are in stable condition, but did not release their names or identify their armed service. Now we go to haru mutasa in juba. A Memorial Service for the United Nations peacekeepers killed in south sudan. They decide trying to carry out their mandate to protect civilians in akobo. In...

State. It still has an uprising on its hands. Within the last few hours protesters in kiev have retaken a ground lose to Security Forces who have taken control of most of Independence Square. A truce is not holding. Theres reports of gun fire. Emergency services have been taking bodies out the camps. Foreign minister ris are due to arriving in kiev in the coming hours. Lets go back to the unrest. Barnaby phillips is on the line. Bring us up to date with developments in the past few hours. What happened, it was an hour ago, actually. It seems to me that the protesters in Independence Square had...