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| South Sudan fighters get emergency UN aid in DR Congo | South Sudan fighters get emergency UN aid in DR Congo |
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| More than 100 fighters loyal to South Sudan's sacked vice-president have been found "in extremely bad shape" by the UN in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | More than 100 fighters loyal to South Sudan's sacked vice-president have been found "in extremely bad shape" by the UN in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| They were discovered near the border and have been evacuated by helicopter to receive medical treatment. | They were discovered near the border and have been evacuated by helicopter to receive medical treatment. |
| Fighting between rival forces in July left hundreds of people dead less than a year after a peace deal was signed. | Fighting between rival forces in July left hundreds of people dead less than a year after a peace deal was signed. |
| Mr Machar, who had joined a unity government, fled - and was also aided by the UN in DR Congo a few weeks ago. | Mr Machar, who had joined a unity government, fled - and was also aided by the UN in DR Congo a few weeks ago. |
| South Sudan has suffered more than two years of civil war since gaining independence from Sudan in 2011. | South Sudan has suffered more than two years of civil war since gaining independence from Sudan in 2011. |
| It was bodyguards for Mr Machar and President Salva Kiir's presidential guards who fought each other in South Sudan's capital, Juba, in July. | |
| Political differences between the Mr Machar and Mr Kiir men ignited a civil war in December 2013 - and they only agreed to settle their differences under intense international pressure, signing a peace deal in August 2015. | Political differences between the Mr Machar and Mr Kiir men ignited a civil war in December 2013 - and they only agreed to settle their differences under intense international pressure, signing a peace deal in August 2015. |
| 'Unwise for Mr Machar to return' | 'Unwise for Mr Machar to return' |
| Mr Machar had only returned to Juba in April and was dismissed in the wake of the July clashes. | Mr Machar had only returned to Juba in April and was dismissed in the wake of the July clashes. |
| After receiving medical treatment in DR Congo in August, he was flown to Sudan's capital, Khartoum, where he remains after being discharged from hospital. | After receiving medical treatment in DR Congo in August, he was flown to Sudan's capital, Khartoum, where he remains after being discharged from hospital. |
| His soldiers, who had crossed into DR Congo, were found in an area around the Garamba National Park by UN peacekeepers, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. | His soldiers, who had crossed into DR Congo, were found in an area around the Garamba National Park by UN peacekeepers, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said. |
| Following UN pressure last week, Mr Kiir has now agreed to the deployment of a 4,000-strong regional protection force for Juba which would have a more robust mandate than the 12,000 UN soldiers already in the country. | Following UN pressure last week, Mr Kiir has now agreed to the deployment of a 4,000-strong regional protection force for Juba which would have a more robust mandate than the 12,000 UN soldiers already in the country. |
| This was a key request of Mr Machar, who said he wanted a neutral force to guarantee his safety. | This was a key request of Mr Machar, who said he wanted a neutral force to guarantee his safety. |
| But US officials are now saying that they do not believe Mr Machar should return to his post. | But US officials are now saying that they do not believe Mr Machar should return to his post. |
| "Given all that has happened, we do not believe it would be wise for Machar to return to his previous position in Juba," US special envoy Donald Booth told a congressional subcommittee on Wednesday. | "Given all that has happened, we do not believe it would be wise for Machar to return to his previous position in Juba," US special envoy Donald Booth told a congressional subcommittee on Wednesday. |
| "But this cannot become a justification for President Kiir to monopolise power and stifle dissenting political voices," Reuters news agency quoted him as saying. | "But this cannot become a justification for President Kiir to monopolise power and stifle dissenting political voices," Reuters news agency quoted him as saying. |
| More on South Sudan's crisis: | More on South Sudan's crisis: |