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May 22, 2017

U.N.: South Sudanese Pro-Gov't Forces Killed 114 Civilians in Yei Last Month
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In South Sudan, the United Nations says pro-government forces killed at
least 114 civilians in the last six months of last year in and around
the town of Yei. The U.N. also accused the pro-government soldiers of
raping and torturing civilians. South Sudan has been wracked by civil
war since 2013, and the U.N. says parts of the country have entered a
famine, with 100,000 people at risk of starvation.


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