US orders non-emergency staff to leave South Sudan

US orders nonemergency government staff to leave South Sudan as tension grows over fighting
The U.S. State Department on Sunday ordered nonemergency government personnel to leave South Sudan’s capital as tension escalates because of fighting in the north. The travel advisory issued on Sunday stated that fighting was ongoing and that “weapons are readily available to the population.
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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.
US orders non-emergency staff to leave South Sudan as tension rises
The United States has ordered all its non-emergency staff in South Sudan to leave, amid rising tensions in the country. Fighting in recent days has threatened an already fragile peace deal between President Salva Kiir and Vice-President Riek Machar.
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