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

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

JUBA, Jan 19 - South Sudan's main opposition faction called on its forces on Monday to advance on the capital Juba after they captured a strategic town last week. It was not clear whether the Sudan ...

JUBA, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- The South Sudan People's Defense Forces (SSPDF) said Tuesday it has retaken another rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State following recent threats by opposition forces ...

South Sudan's military has ordered all civilians and personnel from the UN mission and all other charities to evacuate three ...

South Sudan gained independence from Sudan in 2011 but descended into civil war in 2013, largely fueled by a power struggle ...

South Sudan’s military is intensifying its clash with opposition forces, launching a major offensive as recent losses heighten fears for civilian safety in the northeast. The army announced on Sunday ...

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 ...

JUBA, South Sudan, May 16 (UNHCR) - A first group of 326 South Sudanese was flown home this week after waiting for many months in a congested and increasingly tense site in Sudan. The movement on ...

Médecins Sans Frontières' (MSF's) hospital in Lankien, Jonglei state, South Sudan, was hit in an airstrike by the government of South Sudan forces during the night of Tuesday, 3 February 2026. One MSF ...

SPLA-IO captures strategic town of Pajut Commander orders advance on capital Juba UN condemns sabotage of 2018 peace agreement JUBA, Jan 19 - South Sudan's main opposition faction called on its forces ...