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December 20, 2013

34,000 Flee to U.N. Bases in South Sudan; Obama Sends U.S. Troops 
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The United Nations says violence in South Sudan has forced 34,000 people
to seek refuge at its bases across the country, including in the capital
Juba and the flashpoint town of Bor. Violence erupted Sunday when
President Salva Kiir accused his former vice president of mounting a
coup. On Thursday, three U.N. peacekeepers from India were killed in an
attack on a U.N. compound. Deputy U.N. Secretary-General Jan Eliasson
condemned the attack.

Jan Eliasson: "I'll tell you how deeply concerned the Secretary-General,
and I, and our colleagues are about the current situation in South
Sudan. Our base in Akobo, Jonglei state, was attacked and we have
reports that lives are lost. We don't have the details of that yet. And
of course the Secretary-General and I both condemn this attack in the
strongest terms."

President Obama announced this week he has sent 45 U.S. troops to South
Sudan to protect U.S. citizens and property.

 

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