How South Sudan’s Civil War Could Spread

This Is How South Sudan’s Civil War Could Spread -- Peter Dörrie, War Is Boring

Escalating violence threatens to draw neighbors into the conflict

Delegations from the warring parties in South Sudan sat down this week in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Abeba to discuss a negotiated solution to the crisis, but at home the fighting raged on.

The United Nations estimates that at least 1,000 people have been killed and 200,000 have been made refugees, after a power struggle between Pres. Salva Kiir and his former deputy Riek Machar escalated into an army mutiny and widespread violence.

The fighting is drawing closer to the Ugandan border and the rebels under the command of Machar have threatened to shut down the oil fields in Unity State. Oil accounts for over 90 percent of South Sudan’s government income.

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My Comment: This entire region has been at some state of war for decades .... in short .... this conflict is only a continuation of past conflicts and wars.