South Sudan: Peace reigns tentatively as ceasefire holds for the second day
A ceasefire in Juba appeared to hold for a second straight day after intense fighting killed hundreds of people and forced thousands to flee their homes.
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South Sudanese policemen and soldiers stand guard along a street following renewed fighting in South Sudan’s capital Juba. A ceasefire in Juba appeared to hold for a second straight day Wednesday after intense fighting that killed hundreds of people and forced tens of thousands to flee their homes. Reuters
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Aid workers in Juba arrive in Nairobi, Kenya. Commercial flights to Juba remain cancelled though charter flights are evacuating hundreds of aid workers and other foreign citizens from the capital. The U.S. military in Africa says it has sent 40 additional soldiers to Juba, to help secure American personnel and facilities in the war-torn city. AP
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A UN peacekeeper stands outside a camp for internally displaced people in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) compound in Tomping, Juba. Adama Dieng, the UN Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide, said some civilians “were reportedly targeted based on their ethnicity”. African Union Commission chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma called the situation in South Sudan “totally unacceptable”. UNMISS/Handout via Reuters
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Families leave Saint Joseph’s church compound in Juba, after receiving small food ratios by the Red cross and other NGOs. Many people have fled their homes after heavy fighting started in Juba, and spread to some residential areas in the capital of South Sudan on the eve of independence. Fighting resumed the day after independence and the numbers of casualties are reported to be in the hundreds. A ceasefire was declared on 11 July by the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, and the First Vice President Dr Riek Machar also reciprocated and declared a ceasefire. AFP
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Families take shelter in Saint Joseph’s church compound in Juba. The United Nations said around 36,000 people had fled their homes for the perceived safety of UN bases, churches and aid agency compounds. AFP
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