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this is not the first time they saw destruction by rebels loyal to riek machar. in 1991, 2,000 people were killed. after south sudan gained independence, the people of bor hoped for a brighter future. it seems the shadow of the past haunts the present. >> we go to south sudan's capital with the latest. >> the ceasefire is wobbly at best. the acting governor tells me that, "yes, the rebels have been pushed north", and they have a presence in five out of 11 counties. the south sudan government forces, backed by the ugandan troops have defensive lines, north of bor town, then there are other reports of conflicts mainly in malaka, the white army, extending from the tribe of riek machar issued a statement that it was marching with thousands of fighters towards malaka, and said it was aiming forwards the oil fields to "cripple the economy of this country." in ethiopia, the second round of the peace talks resume. it should be about national reconciliation, and how to move forward. it's been a slow start. there's a lot of problems and gaps between the two delegations. it
this is not the first time they saw destruction by rebels loyal to riek machar. in 1991, 2,000 people were killed. after south sudan gained independence, the people of bor hoped for a brighter future. it seems the shadow of the past haunts the present. >> we go to south sudan's capital with the latest. >> the ceasefire is wobbly at best. the acting governor tells me that, "yes, the rebels have been pushed north", and they have a presence in five out of 11 counties. the...
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those of salva kiir and riek machar. hadar abdu abdul ha madmad repo. >>> i'm hungry, i walk through the bush day and night without food or water, the sun was burning my head, i am old. six of my children have been killed. >> like many complain their stomach rumbles with hunger tall time. they are dinkas, rebels loyal the former vice president riek machar attacked villages. they left everything behind and settled down, wherever they could find some shade. almost every tree however the eye can see, has a family under it. >> we can say 150,000 but we don't know. we are still counting them and trying to estimate. but still it is not really easy to get an estimation, it is a lot. >> reporter: the overwhelming majority are women and children, the men stayed behind, some to protect their homes, others are fighting and many died. first by foot then by boat, all of the displaced here come from war county which is just across the river. more keep on arriving every day even though some are making the return journey, but just tempo
those of salva kiir and riek machar. hadar abdu abdul ha madmad repo. >>> i'm hungry, i walk through the bush day and night without food or water, the sun was burning my head, i am old. six of my children have been killed. >> like many complain their stomach rumbles with hunger tall time. they are dinkas, rebels loyal the former vice president riek machar attacked villages. they left everything behind and settled down, wherever they could find some shade. almost every tree...
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they are dinkas, they say bor county when rebels loyal to former vice president riek machar attacked their village. they left everything behind and settled down wherever there was shade. almost every tree has a family under it. for humanitarian workers, it's a change to work out how many are living here. >> 150,000. we don't know. we are still counting them. it's not easy to get an estimation. >> the overwhelming majority are women and children. the men stayed behind. some to protect their homes, others are fighting, many died. >> people fed the violence by foot and boat. aum displaced -- all displaced come from the county across the river. more arriving. some are making the return journey, but temporarily. >> this group decided to check on their home. >> people are killed. including my four uncles. of 110 years, all each, they are all killed. children are also killed. the time is tick k. food is in, >> john is hoping to be back before sunset. like many here, he does not trust the ceasefire agreement signed two weeks ago. >> now, former congolese wor lord is expected to make a first
they are dinkas, they say bor county when rebels loyal to former vice president riek machar attacked their village. they left everything behind and settled down wherever there was shade. almost every tree has a family under it. for humanitarian workers, it's a change to work out how many are living here. >> 150,000. we don't know. we are still counting them. it's not easy to get an estimation. >> the overwhelming majority are women and children. the men stayed behind. some to...
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there has been no food distribution since a rebellion two months ago, led by former vice president riek macharthe struggle here is telling of south sudan itself. people feel that armed rebellion is the only way to make voices heard. it's the message given to the presidential envoy at a heated meeting. people want to see progress before leaving in peace. >> we need to pay tapes. we need -- attention it it and address it. >> we are concentrating on a total look. these are our country. we are new generations and address our own problems. >> for now they say they are willing to lay down his weapons. time is of the essence. >> to the government of south sudan we need to remain calm. >> they will not be happy. you don't give food. when you gave dog food, it will be happy for you. >> the challenge for the government of south sudan is to rides above tribal and ethnic differences for the sake of national ethnic unity. >> let's go back to the unrest in kiev, al jazeera's barnaby phillips is on the line. bring us up to date. >> the ukraine hotel at the top end of independence square has been taken over b
there has been no food distribution since a rebellion two months ago, led by former vice president riek macharthe struggle here is telling of south sudan itself. people feel that armed rebellion is the only way to make voices heard. it's the message given to the presidential envoy at a heated meeting. people want to see progress before leaving in peace. >> we need to pay tapes. we need -- attention it it and address it. >> we are concentrating on a total look. these are our country....
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those loyal to riek machar attacked their towns and villages. they left everything and settled down where they found shade. every tree has a family living under it. for humanitarian workers it's a change to find how many now live here. >> 150,000, but we don't know. we are counting them. we are trying to estimate. still it's not really easy to get the estimation, the time estimation, but there are a lot. >> the majority are women and children. the men stayed behind. some to protect their homes. others are fighting. many died. >> all the displayed come from the county across the river. more arriving every day. some are making the return journey, but temporarily. >> they decided to check on his home now that gast forces recaptured bor. >> we are all killed. my uncles. children are killed. their foods and others are killed. >> they are hoping to be back before sunset. like many here, he does not trust the ceasefire agreement. >> the u.n. says more than 80,000 people are currently living in michaman. >> french president francis hollande arrives in a
those loyal to riek machar attacked their towns and villages. they left everything and settled down where they found shade. every tree has a family living under it. for humanitarian workers it's a change to find how many now live here. >> 150,000, but we don't know. we are counting them. we are trying to estimate. still it's not really easy to get the estimation, the time estimation, but there are a lot. >> the majority are women and children. the men stayed behind. some to protect...
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local reporters say forces loyal to the former vice president riek machar attacked government troops in the town of malakal. machar's reporters say they were retaliating for a government air raid. president salva kiir criticized them for violating the cease-fire. the two sides started fighting in december after kiir accused machar and his supporters of plotting a coup. negotiators sat down last week for a second round of peace talks, but they're divided over the constitution, among other things. and the latest fighting could further complicate the negotiations. >>> authorities from russia and estonia have signed a treaty formally settling their common border. the deal resolves a dispute stretching back to the end of the cold war. russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and his estonian counterpart signed the agreement. the treaty formalizes the border drawn up during the occupation by the former soviet union. the soviet's annexed estonia during world war ii. the country won independence in 1991 and its leaders started negotiations to restore its former border. now estonian authorities
local reporters say forces loyal to the former vice president riek machar attacked government troops in the town of malakal. machar's reporters say they were retaliating for a government air raid. president salva kiir criticized them for violating the cease-fire. the two sides started fighting in december after kiir accused machar and his supporters of plotting a coup. negotiators sat down last week for a second round of peace talks, but they're divided over the constitution, among other...
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witnesses say soldiers loyal to riek machar were there. >> italy recalled its ambassador to india afterelays in the case of two italian marines, held without charge since 2012. foeign affairs minister has been calling for european and united nations intervention, and what is now a bitter row between the two countries. the hearing on whether to try the men on anti-piracy laws was adjourned for another week. two indian fishermen were killed when they fired on what they believed to be a pirate craft. >> latin america smugglers ship their drugs through guinea, and they have impressed dramatically through recent years. >> this is guinea's port, which has become an attractive transit route for cocaine traffickers. >> we fight the drug traffic. it continues. maybe the drug dealers are in some part of the country stronger than the government. >> the guinean government is trying to crack down on the illegal trade. these men are trained to be anti-nor cottic officers, but there are too few atpolice men police the ports. . >> translation: fighting drug trafficking is difficult. we patrol day and f
witnesses say soldiers loyal to riek machar were there. >> italy recalled its ambassador to india afterelays in the case of two italian marines, held without charge since 2012. foeign affairs minister has been calling for european and united nations intervention, and what is now a bitter row between the two countries. the hearing on whether to try the men on anti-piracy laws was adjourned for another week. two indian fishermen were killed when they fired on what they believed to be a...
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. >> this is not the first time they witnessed attacks by rebels loyal to riek machar. in 2001 people were killed. after south sudan gained independence, they hoped for a brighter future. it seems the shadow of the past haunts the present. >> bahrain's government says a policemen died of his injuries after a bomb blast. this is the third anniversary of the uprising by mainly shia muslim fighters. two were wounded by what it calls a terror. >> explosion. on friday security forces fought demonstrators as they headed for the site which became the focus of unrest three years ago. >> 92 prisoners escaped from a gaol in western libya. a spokesman for the local council said four guards were watching more than 200 detainees at the prison. john hendren joined us from tripoli. do we know who the prisoners were, and what happened to those on the run? >> 92 escaped. some were recaptured after being shot by guards. there were two guards watching 220 figures, that's an example of how the libyan government is outmanned. there were 73 people sought. 74, my maths is off. there are a num
. >> this is not the first time they witnessed attacks by rebels loyal to riek machar. in 2001 people were killed. after south sudan gained independence, they hoped for a brighter future. it seems the shadow of the past haunts the present. >> bahrain's government says a policemen died of his injuries after a bomb blast. this is the third anniversary of the uprising by mainly shia muslim fighters. two were wounded by what it calls a terror. >> explosion. on friday security...