South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar eats as his wife Angelina Teny offers food to their comrades in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar (L) eats as his wife Angelina Teny offers food to their comrades in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State January 31, 2014. A regional African group mediating to end the conflict in South Sudan aims to deploy the first monitors of a shaky ceasefire at the weekend, senior officials said on Friday. The government of President Salva Kiir and rebels loyal to his sacked deputy Riek Machar agreed a ceasefire deal on January 23, but both sides have accused each other of violations. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS FOOD)
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar talks to his men in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar talks to his men in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State January 31, 2014. A regional African group mediating to end the conflict in South Sudan aims to deploy the first monitors of a shaky ceasefire at the weekend, senior officials said on Friday. The government of President Salva Kiir and rebels loyal to his sacked deputy Riek Machar agreed a ceasefire deal on January 23, but both sides have accused each other of violations. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS HEADSHOT PROFILE)
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar sits near his men in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar sits near his men in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State January 31, 2014. A regional African group mediating to end the conflict in South Sudan aims to deploy the first monitors of a shaky ceasefire at the weekend, senior officials said on Friday. The government of President Salva Kiir and rebels loyal to his sacked deputy Riek Machar agreed a ceasefire deal on January 23, but both sides have accused each other of violations. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar sits near his men in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar sits near his men in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State January 31, 2014. A regional African group mediating to end the conflict in South Sudan aims to deploy the first monitors of a shaky ceasefire at the weekend, senior officials said on Friday. The government of President Salva Kiir and rebels loyal to his sacked deputy Riek Machar agreed a ceasefire deal on January 23, but both sides have accused each other of violations. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar and his wife Angelina Teny jokes around in front of their tent in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar and his wife Angelina Teny jokes around in front of their tent in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State January 31, 2014. A regional African group mediating to end the conflict in South Sudan aims to deploy the first monitors of a shaky ceasefire at the weekend, senior officials said on Friday. The government of President Salva Kiir and rebels loyal to his sacked deputy Riek Machar agreed a ceasefire deal on January 23, but both sides have accused each other of violations. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar sits in the bush as he talks on a phone in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar sits in the bush as he talks on a phone to a Reuters journalist in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State January 31, 2014. A regional African group mediating to end the conflict in South Sudan aims to deploy the first monitors of a shaky ceasefire at the weekend, senior officials said on Friday. The government of President Salva Kiir and rebels loyal to his sacked deputy Riek Machar agreed a ceasefire deal on January 23, but both sides have accused each other of violations. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar sits in the bush in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State
South Sudan's rebel leader Riek Machar sits in the bush in a rebel-controlled territory in Jonglei State January 31, 2014. A regional African group mediating to end the conflict in South Sudan aims to deploy the first monitors of a shaky ceasefire at the weekend, senior officials said on Friday. The government of President Salva Kiir and rebels loyal to his sacked deputy Riek Machar agreed a ceasefire deal on January 23, but both sides have accused each other of violations. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
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First S.Sudan ceasefire monitors to arrive shortly - mediators
Thousands of people have been killed and more than half a million people have fled their homes since fighting erupted in mid-December