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At least four soldiers and 10 militia members were killed in fighting in an area of South Sudan where previous clashes led to the arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar, the military said yesterday.
The arrest of Machar a longtime rival of President Salva Kiir in March prompted international calls for restraint and stirred fears of a return to civil war between Kiir’s Dinka forces and Nuer fighters loyal to Machar.
Fighters from the so-called White Army, a militia Machar’s opponents say is linked to the SPLM party he leads, attacked the South Sudan military on Monday in an area in Upper Nile state, near Nasir town, South Sudan military spokesperson, Garang Ateny said. END.