Fighting in South Sudan Casts Shadow Over Peace Talks
- Clashes reported between rebels, army near Ugandan border
- Famine looms in African nation as four-year civil war drags on
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Clashes flared between South Sudanese troops and rebels, complicating talks to end the civil war, two days after a regional bloc called for the insurgents’ leader to be freed from house arrest in South Africa.
The army and rebels blamed each other for instigating the Wednesday clashes in Kajokeji, near the Ugandan border. Rebel official Lam Paul Gabriel claimed 28 soldiers and one insurgent were killed, while army spokesman Lul Ruai Koang said he didn’t have details.