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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joseph Falzetta

Oversight body says South Sudan rivals have recruited fighters, raising war fears

An international ceasefire monitor says parties to South Sudan 's faltering peace agreement have recruited new fighters and abducted children to participate in a conflict that observers have warned could widen again into civil war.

Tuesday's statement in the capital, Juba, said South Sudan’s military in June opened a recruitment drive for 4,000 forces for peacekeeping and other purposes and that it opened a new training center in August.

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