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

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

South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in July 2011, ending decades of civil war. Two years later, another civil war ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

South Sudan's government denies it is at war, despite a major conflict in Jonglei state that has displaced over 180,000 ...

Reinforcements are sent to the town of Bor, a strategic staging post on the way to the capital, Juba.

(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, ...

Shortly after the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) drove the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) out of Wad Madani last year, bodies began appearing in regional ...