south sudan civil war
Key rebel leader in South Sudan’s civil war rejects peace deal, won't lay down arms
“We’re not going to stop. If Juba thinks that without bullets we’re not going to be able to protect ourselves and our people they’re wrong,” rebel leader Thomas Cirillo told VICE News.
The VICE News Guide to the World — Week of November 6
“Like a hyena calling a conference to discuss the protection of injured gazelles.”
South Sudan's ethnic conflict has a whole lot to do with oil
Recent atrocities in the capital Juba are the product of a civil war between tribes, but there are natural resources behind decades of strife.
We're Waiting With 245 South Sudanese Rebels Whose Homecoming Is Not Going to Plan
South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar was supposed to return to the capital Juba on Monday to be sworn in as vice president. Three days later his men are still stuck at an Ethiopian airport.
South Sudanese Gunmen Killed 140 People and Abducted 39 Children, Ethiopian Officials Say
Getachew Reda, Ethiopia's communications minister, said the attackers were members of South Sudan's Murle tribe, and that the attack took place on Friday in the Gambela region, which borders South Sudan.
In South Sudan’s War, Mass Gang Rape Has Become an Everyday Weapon
Tens of thousands of South Sudanese civilians are fleeing a scorched-earth campaign by militias allied with the government — one in which women pay the biggest price.
A Grain of Truth
This is chapter 18 of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can skip ahead and read the full text here or <a href...
The Prophet
This is chapter 17 of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can skip ahead and read the full text here or <a href...
I Didn't Even Take My Purse
This is chapter 16 of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus-word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. You can skip ahead and read the full text here or <a href...