US orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan

US orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan as tension grows over fighting
U.S. orders non-emergency personnel to leave South Sudan amid escalating violence
US Orders Its Non-Emergency Personnel to Leave South Sudan
The United States has ordered its non-emergency government personnel in South Sudan to leave the country because of security concerns, the State Department said on Sunday. "Armed conflict is ongoing and includes fighting between various political and ethnic groups.

South Sudan detains oil minister and military officials

South Sudan detains oil minister and military officials in threat to peace deal
South Sudan Security Forces Release Peacebuilding Minister, Vice Presidency Says
Between Tuesday and Thursday, security forces arrested or put under house arrest several allies of Machar, including the petroleum minister, the peacebuilding minister and a deputy head of the military,
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South Sudan’s national Peacebuilding minister released
South Sudan’s national Peacebuilding minister, Stephen Par Kuol has been released, a day after his arrest by national security operatives.Puok Both Baluang, the acting press secretary in the office of South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar,

U.N. Helicopter Attacked

1 crew member killed as UN helicopter is attacked in violence-prone South Sudan
U.N. Helicopter Attacked as South Sudan Teeters on Brink
Several dead after UN helicopter shot at in South Sudan
South Sudan situation deteriorating at alarming pace - U.N. rights body
Increased violence and political friction in South Sudan threaten its fragile peace process, a United Nations rights body said on Saturday, days after the arrests of several officials allied to the country's vice president.
Climate Change Made South Sudan’s Heat Wave 10 Times as Likely, Study Finds
As global temperatures continue to rise, similar extreme heat waves in February could occur once every 10 years, according to the study. And if warming doubles by the end of the century, similar heat waves could occur annually. High temperatures are forecast to continue in the region through March.
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Somalia ‘stands in full solidarity’ with people of South Sudan: President
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud holds talks over phone with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir as well as Vice President Riek Machar, Kiir’s rival - Anadolu Ajansı
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Security Alert: U.S. Orders Evacuation in South Sudan
The United States has mandated the evacuation of its non-emergency personnel from South Sudan due to escalating security concerns. The State Department reports ongoing armed conflicts involving various groups,
UN Peacekeeper, South Sudan Soldiers Die in Evacuation Mission
One person working with the United Nations peace-keeping mission to South Sudan and several members of the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces were killed during an evacuation exercise in the north of the country.
Army surrounds South Sudan vice president’s home as his allies are arrested
South Sudanese soldiers have surrounded Vice President Riek Machar’s home in the capital and several of his allies were arrested after an armed group allied to him overran an army base.