Fighting Spreads Throughout South Sudan

South Sudan President Ready To Talk As Clashes Spread -- Reuters

* Clashes erupted in capital, spread to flashpoint town
* U.S, other Western nations say pulling out citizens
* Fighting revives memories of bloody ethnic rifts in 1990s

JUBA, Dec 18 (Reuters) - South Sudan's president said on Wednesday he was ready for dialogue with his rival who he has accused of trying to force him out of power through fighting that has killed up to 500 people and brought the two-year-old nation close to civil war.

Clashes that erupted in Juba late on Sunday spread on Wednesday to the flashpoint town of Bor, north of the capital and scene of an ethnic massacre in 1991 that has raised fears of slide back into conflict between clans.

President Salva Kiir, a member of the dominant Dinka, has blamed the clashes on his former vice president Riek Machar, a Nuer. But in a news conference, Kiir said he was ready for dialogue with the man he sacked in July.

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South Sudan President Willing to Hold Talks with Rival -- Voice of America
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US flies 120 people out of South Sudan -- AFP
Pentagon evacuates diplomats, allies from Sudan -- AP
U.N. warns that South Sudan violence could spread -- Reuters
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