S. Sudan sends more troops to retake town, says spots rebel ex-VP
Clashes between rival groups of soldiers in the capital Juba a week ago have spread across South Sudan
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U.S. aircraft hit by gunfire in South Sudan as conflict worsens
U.S. President Obama warns that any move to take power by force will end U.S. and international community support for South Sudan
Obama warns South Sudan after U.S. military aircraft attacked
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Heading into harm's way in South Sudan
Hundreds of South Sudanese troops head to the flashpoint town of Jonglei to reinforce troops who have been battling with rebels for almost a week. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
African Union calls for Christmas truce in South Sudan
African mediators are trying to end fighting that threatens to drag South Sudan into civil war
SPLA Major General Marial Chanuong Yol visits an ammunition storage room which was attacked by rebel soldiers last week, in Juba
SPLA Major General Marial Chanuong Yol visits an ammunition storage room which was attacked by rebel soldiers last week, in Juba December 21, 2013. African mediators sought on Saturday to meet rivals to South Sudan's president in a bid to end fighting that threatens to drag the world's newest country into an ethnic civil war. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)
An SPLA soldier drives in a vehicle in Juba
An SPLA soldier drives in a vehicle in Juba December 21, 2013. African mediators sought on Saturday to meet rivals to South Sudan's president in a bid to end fighting that threatens to drag the world's newest country into an ethnic civil war. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)
An SPLA soldier walks away from a vehicle in Juba
An SPLA soldier walks away from a vehicle in Juba December 21, 2013. African mediators sought on Saturday to meet rivals to South Sudan's president in a bid to end fighting that threatens to drag the world's newest country into an ethnic civil war. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (SOUTH SUDAN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY)