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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts) Fri Dec 20, 2013, 03:13 AM Dec 2013

Obama deploys small military group to South Sudan

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has deployed a small military contingent to South Sudan to help bolster security at the U.S. Embassy amid escalating violence in the fledgling African nation.

In a letter to Congress, Obama said the 45 military personnel were sent to South Sudan on Wednesday. While they were equipped for combat, Obama said their purpose was to protect U.S. citizens and property and that they would remain in South Sudan until the security situation there improved.

"South Sudan stands at the precipice," Obama said in a written statement. "Recent fighting threatens to plunge South Sudan back into the dark days of its past."

The president appealed for an end to the violence and urged South Sudan's leaders to show courage and reaffirm their commitment to peace.

Read more: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_UNITED_STATES_SOUTH_SUDAN?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-12-19-20-23-29

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Obama deploys small military group to South Sudan (Original Post) Tx4obama Dec 2013 OP

According to the Austrian newspapare, Der Standard, JDPriestly Dec 2013 #1

Yes: Indian UN peacekeepers killed in S Sudan attack muriel_volestrangler Dec 2013 #2

JDPriestly

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1. According to the Austrian newspapare, Der Standard,

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Fri Dec 20, 2013, 05:42 AM

Dec 2013

three United Nations soldiers from India were killed in Sudan. There are about 35,000 people seeking shelter from the fighting.

It's a very bad situation.

muriel_volestrangler

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2. Yes: Indian UN peacekeepers killed in S Sudan attack

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Fri Dec 20, 2013, 06:01 AM

Dec 2013

Three Indian peacekeepers have died in an attack on a United Nations compound in South Sudan's Jonglei state, India's UN envoy Asoke Mukerji has said.

Rebels from the second-largest ethnic group, the Nuer, stormed the base on Thursday, targeting civilians of the majority Dinka ethnic community.
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A UN spokesman said the attackers, mainly youths, had targeted 32 Dinka civilians who had sought refuge at the base.
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Early on Thursday, Nuer rebels seized control of Bor. Even before the unrest, the town was seen as one of the most volatile areas of South Sudan.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25456862

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