Turk Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is demanding an immediate end to violence in South Sudan, warning that tens of thousands remain vulnerable. 'I demand that all political, military and militia leaders stop hostilities and end the violence against the civilians,' Ban told a news briefing in Manila as he wrapped up a two-day visit to the Philippines. He called on South Sudan President Salva Kiir and his rival, sacked vice president Riek Machar to 'find a political way out of this crisis' and order their followers to lay down arms. 'I call on them to do everything in their power to ensure that their followers hear their message loud and clear,' Ban said on Sunday. 'Continued violence, ethnic or otherwise, is completely unacceptable and poses a dangerous threat to the future of their young country,' the UN chief said. Six days of fighting between followers of both sides have left at least 500 dead in the capital of the small, but oil-rich African nation, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011. Kiir has accused Machar of trying to mount a coup, which the latter denies. Machar in turn has accused the president of carrying out a bloody purge. Tens of thousands have already been displaced, and Ban said up to 40,000 people have sought refuge in UN camps across the country, which appeared to be on the brink of civil war. In the latest hostilities, four US servicemen were wounded in an attack on their aircraft as it was on its way to evacuate Americans from the rebel-held town of Bor. Two UN peacekeepers were also killed on Thursday after rebel forces attacked a UN camp where civilians had taken refuge. http://www.skynews.com.au/topstories/article.aspx?id=936278&vId=4277874&cId=Top%20Stories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kn_andre Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I Just Pray that this Latest Senseless Violence can be Stopped Asap .. Because the Real Victims who end up Losing their Lives are not the Two Major Opponents but Innocent Civilians Including Women and Children .. Thanks @Turk for sharing .. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazigh Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 War over power I think, that what happens when people want to monopolize the power and at the end only innocent and poor people who pay the tax :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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