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South Sudan President Salva Kiir (L), Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete (C) and South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar (R) pose as they met for talks on October 20, 2014 in the northern Tanzanian tourist town of Arusha. (AFP Photo)
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A file picture dated 30 May 2011 shows former South Sudanese Vice President Riek Machar speaking during a press conference in Khartoum, Sudan. (EPA/Philip Dhil)
Riek Machar: Kiir wants to provoke a tribal war in South Sudan
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsatvia satellite phone from somewhere within the rebel-held territory of South Sudan, former vice-president Riek Machar laid the blame for the ongoing civil war firmly on the shoulders of embattled president Salva Kiir....Caption:
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir (centre left) and then South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar stand during a rally in Bentiu, Unity state, south Sudan in this April 8, 2010. On a trip to New York in 2012, South Sudan’s then Vice-President Riek Machar dismissed fears of a military coup in his newborn country, saying such a move would be “unwise”. A year later, this former bush rebel turned politician is being accused by his former boss President Salva Kiir of attempting just such a power grab in the world’s newest state, which split from Sudan two years ago. Reuters/Goran Tomasevic/Files (SUDAN – Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)
Four US soldiers injured as South Sudan spirals out of control
Khartoum and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Three US military aircraft attempting to evacuate US citizens from South Sudan came under fire on Saturday, wounding four US soldiers as the conflict in South Sudan continued to escalate. Three CV-22 Ospreys were fired on by...Caption:
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir (centre left) and then South Sudan Vice President Riek Machar stand during a rally in Bentiu, Unity state, south Sudan in this April 8, 2010. On a trip to New York in 2012, South Sudan’s then Vice-President Riek Machar dismissed fears of a military coup in his newborn country, saying such a move would be “unwise”. A year later, this former bush rebel turned politician is being accused by his former boss President Salva Kiir of attempting just such a power grab in the world’s newest state, which split from Sudan two years ago. Reuters/Goran Tomasevic/Files (SUDAN – Tags: ELECTIONS POLITICS)