Former South Sudan VP ends ceasefire with government in Juba

‘South Sudan’s exiled rebel leader has called for war against the government, ending an internationally-backed peace deal.
Former vice president Riek Machar said on Sunday that he will “wage a popular armed resistance against the authoritarian and fascist regime of President Salva Kiir in order to bring peace, freedom, democracy and the rule of law in the country.”
Machar fled to Khartoum after clashes broke out between his supporters and Kiir’s in the South Sudanese capital Juba in July.’
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