South Sudan - a Man-Made Catastrophe

Bentiu, South Sudan — Tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced and an unknown number killed in renewed military onslaughts against rebels in parts of war-ravaged Unity State, according to survivors.

"I saw soldiers in military uniform. They burned our homes. They put people inside and then they burned it," said Nyanuoka Tager, a mother of six children, through a translator. "They raped a young girl and then killed her. I saw three women shot dead in front of me. Then they stole our cattle and goats."

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