South Sudan, After Independence: 'Post Conflict' Famine and Despair

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<p>‘Flyi g i to Be ti , a tow i orther So th S a , is ervi g. The fro t of a broke pla e, cockpit wi ows smashe , sits close to the sty airstrip; lo g gree grass spro ts aro the cracke f selage. Sol iers of the S a People’s Liberatio Army (SPLA), a former g errilla moveme t a ow the co try’s official army, live i ti she s aro the rocky r way. The yo g me , some i iform a ma y ot, are arme with AK-47s. They loiter, looki g bore . G fire ca be hear i the backgro . The sky is heavy with grey clo s.</p>
<p>Be ti occ pies a grimly iq e positio withi rece t So th S a ese history. I 2014, the tow was the sight of a massacre, o e of the worst atrocities of the civil war. Rebel forces kille h re s of civilia s a se p blic ra io broa casts to e co rage the rape of wome of iffere t eth icities, later releasi g a stateme t that boaste of ‘moppi g a clea i g- p operatio s’.’</p>
<p><a href="https://overla .org.a /previo s-iss es/iss e-222/feat re-a to y-loewe stei /" target="_bla k">Rea more: So th S a , After I epe e ce: ‘Post Co flict’ Fami e a Despair</a></p>