List of South Sudan articles
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South Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) national army soldiers patrol the streets with a pick-up truck after capturing the town of Bentiu, on January 12, 2014. Mediators pushed hard for a ceasefire in South Sudan as fighting raged today for the last rebel-held town and the full extent of the destruction wrought began to emerge. With up to 10,000 dead and nearly half a million displaced, the full scale of the destruction inflicted on the world's youngest nation is just starting to become clear. AFP PHOTO / SIMON MAINA (Photo credit should read SIMON MAINA/AFP/Getty Images) The Revenge of Salva Kiir
South Sudan’s president has outmaneuvered his opponents politically. Now he has carte blanche to crush them militarily.
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stories The Stories You Missed in 2016
From China's bubble to Russia's undersea drones, here are big stories around the world that flew under the radar this year.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Push to Halt Genocide in South Sudan Unravels at United Nations
The Security Council is balking at an arms embargo that is too little, too late for the world’s youngest nation.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.N. Chief Fires His Top Peacekeeping Commander in South Sudan
A scathing internal investigation details multiple failings by U.N. blue helmets to protect civilians during July violence in Juba.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Do Internationally Backed Peace Processes Fail?
FP staffers talk about their reporting on the ground in South Sudan and Colombia and how war crimes, revolution, women, and Washington all played a role in those countries’ faltering peace processes.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 South Sudan’s Attacks on U.N. Could Imperil Future Peacekeeping
Since violence flared this summer, South Sudanese government forces have mounted increasingly brutal attacks against U.N. workers.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China Eyes Ending Western Grip on Top U.N. Jobs With Greater Control Over Blue Helmets
As China steps up its commitment to U.N. peacekeeping, Beijing is said to be eyeing a leadership role — with potentially troubling human rights implications.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 South Sudan VP Blames Former Rebel Leader for Unrest
Riek Machar's replacement in the transitional government claims the former rebel leader never accepted his subordinate role, and tried to play "parallel president."
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 South Sudan’s Leaders Made War — and Many Millions of Dollars
A new report found that while civilians were being killed, South Sudanese leaders were making millions.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 State Department Says South Sudanese Rebel Leader Should No Longer Try to Return to Power
After attacks on Americans, the State Department envoy to South Sudan faced a tough crowd on Capitol Hill.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: U.S. Marines Scramble in South Sudan; Chinese Coast Guard Flexes Muscles
The Politics of Defense; North Korean Missiles; And Lots More
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Dinner, Drinks, and a Near-Fatal Ambush for U.S. Diplomats
President Salva Kiir has been feted by the White House. So why are his goons trying to kill American officials in South Sudan?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Congressman to South Sudan: Implement Zero Tolerance on Rape or Face the Consequences
A U.S. congressman traveled to South Sudan and urged the government there to implement zero-tolerance policies on rape.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 They Ran to the U.N. for Help. They Got Tear-Gassed Instead.
South Sudan's peacekeepers not only failed to protect civilians during the country's latest round of violence — it put them in even greater danger.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 SitRep: “There’s no Delta Force Residing at the Embassy,” Russia Says Syria Strikes Legit
NSA Hack; Aleppo Burning; And Lots More
