After Yesterday's Failed Coup Sporadic Fighting Continues In South Sudan

Sporadic Fighting Continues in South Sudan, Laying Bare Divisions -- Wall Street Journal

NAIROBI, Kenya—Three days of fighting among army factions in South Sudan is posing the first sustained threat to the newly independent nation and laying bare the ethnic divisions that endanger the long-term stability of a top African oil producer.

Sporadic gunfire continued Tuesday in the capital Juba, with at least 26 people killed and more than 100 treated in hospitals for gunshot wounds since Sunday night, according to a health official in Juba who spoke by phone but declined to be identified.

Witnesses also reached by phone said that soldiers had started targeting civilians from rival ethnic groups, raising concerns that the bloodshed could spread beyond army factions in the capital to the population at large.

The U.N. representative to South Sudan urged all involved not to let the fighting degenerate into ethnic warfare.

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Fresh Gunfire in Juba After Alleged Coup Attempt -- Voice of America
Gunfire again erupts in South Sudan’s capital -- Washington Post
South Sudan clashes: 'Dozens of soldiers killed' in Juba -- BBC
South Sudan: Gunfire continues in tense capital Juba -- BBC
South Sudan hit by clashes for second day, death toll at least 26 -- Reuters
South Sudan factional fighting leaves dozens dead -- The Guardian
South Sudan clashes enter second day -- Deutsche Welle
US Warns South Sudan Against Sliding Back into Violence -- Voice of America
Kenya Urges Calm after Alleged South Sudan Coup Attempt -- Voice of America
Thousands seek refuge from South Sudan violence, U.N. says -- CNN
Thousands flee as rival troops battle in South Sudan -- Global Post/AFP