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South Sudan Accused of 'Scorched Earth' Policy

The UN has accused the government of deliberately attacking civilians, particularly women and children, in what it says appears to be a "scorched earth" policy against opposition forces in parts of the country.

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    Atlantic Council, 12 July 2018

    The seventh anniversary of South Sudan’s independence on July 11 is, at best, a bittersweet occasion. Seldom has a country come into being with such promise and good will.… Read more »

  • South Sudan:   Govt Accused of 'Scorched Earth' Policy

    VOA, 11 July 2018

    The U.N. human rights office accuses the South Sudanese government and its allies of brutally and deliberately attacking civilians, particularly women and children, in what it says… Read more »

​Albert González Farran

South Sudan soldiers

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