Deputy’s Forces On Run After South Sudan Fighting Kills 270
- Ex-rebels flee after being dislodged from bases around capital
- Juba said to be calm Tuesday after four days of clashes
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Fighters loyal to South Sudan’s deputy leader are on the run after President Salva Kiir’s soldiers forced them from bases in the capital following days of violence that left at least 272 people dead and raised the prospect of a return to all-out civil war.
The government is searching for Vice President Riek Machar’s troops who’ve been “dislodged” from their main base at Jebel and sites in the rest of the capital, Juba, in clashes since Friday, Lul Ruai Koang, a spokesman for the president’s army, said by phone from the city.