machar wants to contest the elections. the president alleges it was supporters of machar that carried out the coup attempt. which machar denied. >> andrew green is a reporter on the phone from juba. >> with a curfew in place, give us an idea of what the situation was like overnight. have things settled down? >> yes, in juba they have settled down. there was gun fire. it was sporadic. there are concerns that the fighting spread to military barracks. the large area in south sudan, east of juba. it had not spread to the civilian population. there were reports of fighting breaking out. >> of course, while that is still difficult to substantiate for the moment, the influx of ordinary civilians looking for shelter and protection continues. what is the situation as you know it from u.n. compounds. thousands of people are still staying at the compound waiting to see if the fighting continues, or if it breaks out again. there is more movement. there were reports that they wanted to go back to their homes. and there is a little more

he's accused by president riek machar of plotting a coup.e denies this, but speaking to al jazeera's david foster over the phone, he says he's ready to run the country. >> >> so the answer is yes, you would like to be the next president? >> no one knows where riek machar is and government officials seem to be losing patience. since he's continuing with his atrocities against the people, the government of south sudan will not tolerate that. we will not allow him to continue to kill the people. we keep on waiting for him in the meanwhile to accept peace. i strongly believe that after this there'll be no way, but we'll have to move to protect the lives of the citizens. >> there are diplomatic efforts to get the opposing sides to talk. >> government officials say losing key towns to the rebels is a temporary set back. they also say they want their sources loyal to riek machar take the capital. >> the u.n. and u.s. envoy is in the capital. riek machar made it clear he wants the president removed, making any chance of a dialogue difficult. >> abou

riek machar is using tribal militia. they are from the subtribe of former vice president riek machar's nuer tribe. his side is not marching or denying the government claims. the men are numbering up to 25,000, and tribal militia, people that have come to the government defense forces. we know from the government that the militias are 13 miles out of bor town. with them fighting for bor town and conflict within the unity state, it would complicate efforts to try and bring the two sides together in talks. east african leaders meeting in nairobi give the two sides up to 31st december come together and hold face to face talks. so far the government committed's to talks with their opponent, but former vice president riek machar said that he is not going to talk about a ceasefire until there is proper mechanisms for monitoring the cease fire that has been put in place. >> thousands are fleeing the violence in the central african republic. 3,000 people boarded flights to chad over the past five days. there has been a surge in f

. >> dinka are salva kiir's forces and riek machar's nuer. those familiar with the area say this is about power. >> there are fears that the conflict could plunge the country into civil war. >> as soon as they were free from sudan, the unity of fighting in the north disappeared, and the issues surrounding their ethnic conflicts and disagreements became more central, and there are historic, serious historic differences between the dinka and tribes at issue here. the president offered to sit and talk with riek machar, whom he dismissed. riek machar has gone underground. a warrant is out for his arrest. none of the people here want to see a return to violence. there is little they can do to stop it. >> south sudan's foreign minister told al jazeera the fighting is not about problems between tribes. >> the tribal war is between the dinka and the nuer. the majority are from dinka and there are others. trying to narrow it down that it is an ethnic war is not correct. i think we should not do that. it creates a situation which is not there. i believ

>> well, riek machar says the men are allied to him but he says they are not white army. he says they are men who have turned their backs on the government and the south sudan defense forces so he doesn't deny that the men are his supporters. the only thing that he is denying is they are members of the ethnic militia, the white army. what we know at the moment is that most of this fighting started after riek machar's falout with president salva kiir, that is why the government says these men are acting on the orders of riek machar. >> okay, mohamed, thank you very much. mohamed ado live for us from the capital of juba. >>> central african republic, thousands have people have immigrated to chad. muslims and chifntmuslims and cn targeting one another. >>> car bomb from the lebanese capital on friday. >> an honorary medal from the lebanese president. other lebanese dignitaries lined up for a former farewell to the former government minister and ambassador. security was tight in central beirut as mourners gathered. the bodies of he and his bodyguard, hariri, the former lebane

that is president salva kiir, and vice president riek machar, and others.he leaders that liberated the country - they know and have a good relationship with south sudan. they can not look at personal interests, but the country, and decide what to do >> this is what the u.s. and u.n. are trying to achieve. the u.s. sent an envoy from washington to try to get both times together. pressure on salva kiir and riek machar to sit and have talks. will it happen? >> it will. the two gentlemen - president salva kiir, as well as former vice president riek machar, they care about the country. i believe deeply inside the tension got out of hand, a lot of people took advantage of what took place to make it seem ethnic, when it's not. the only way to solve it is through dialogue. >> what about the claims that riek machar tried to oust salva kiir in a coup? >> whether he tried or not it should not be the source of focus. >> truly it's a focus of mistrust. >> there is mistrust and lives at stake. people have taken refuge all over south sudan. we need to focus on getting the

the government is getting impatient and riek machar and their forces.he information said to me withwit, "we the government will not allow him to kill our people. i believe after this we'll have to move in", he said he's not going go in full force, but if peace doesn't work, they'll use more force to deal with the rebels. >> when riek machar spoke to al jazeera in the interview earlier, he seemed to say there's open mistrust of the president salva kiir, saying he was not involved in a coup, but he now says he wants to be president. what sort of support does he have? >> he seems to have quite a lot of support from people from his own tribe, nuer, and maybe some support from within the government, people that feel they have not benefitted enough from salva kiir. some feel that he has become a dictator, and hasn't become more democratic. what people are concerned about is escalating violence. the information minister says it's in control of the rebels, it's basically empty. those that fled have gone to the unbase or hiding in the bush. another concern is so

they say they won't let forces loyal to riek machar take to the capital. >> the u.s. and nigerian invoice are in the capital. riek machar made it clear he wants the president removed making any chance of a dialogue difficult. >> and president obama is watching the situation in south sudan. we go to washington d.c. with more on that. >> the united states, in cord nation with the united nations, has airlifted, according to the u.s. state department, a number of u.s. citizens to the u.n. camp in bor. they were airlifted on civilian helicopters to juba. the specifics of the evacuation have not been made available by the state department, this being the fact that on saturday there was an effort to airlift that was abandoned when four u.s. service members were fired upon. they are recovering from their injuries, but the effort is of the utmost concern to the united states, so it is releasing few details. we can tell you that the state department says more than 380 government officials and private citizens have been taken from the region. 300 from partner nations have been e

and riek salva kiir machar have agreed to talks. riek machar is accused of trying to launch a coup. mediators say that moves are afoot to start peace talks in south sudan. and formeralva kiir vice president riek machar have agreed to talks. talks are to begin on tuesday. machar has previously said he was not prepared to sign any such deal, nor to meet the president. ar said there was no cessation of violence and his forces were advancing on the byital am a claim disputed the south sudanese military. several thousand are believed to have been killed in clashes since the timber 15. some 100,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. >> the french foreign minister has kicked up a chore of the inek -- a tour of the region west africa. servings committed to along the human mandated force until order is restored. there is been further violence between shiite and sunni muslims. the operation triggered an immediate backlash. hasthe prime minister pledged to withdraw troops from the mainly sunni anbar province. >> the remains of the raman the adi camp, shown on iraqi tv. access to the

this is from the clan of riek machar's nuer clan. however, on the other side, riek machar says no, that is not the case. now, this whole issue of more fighting not only in and around bor but also in the town of bentir in unity state, says the two sides in the conflict in south sudan to sit down and talk by the 31st of december. now while the government of salva kiir, the negotiations he says these negotiations have to be followed by the putting on the ground proper monitoring mechanisms. before that is done he says he will not do that. >> mohamed ado in juba, thank you mohamed. >>> thousands are continuing to flee the violence in central african republic. over the past five days there has been a surge in fighting in recent weeks despite the presence of u.n. and african union groups. >>> reportingly starving to death. add least 5 people have starved to death, mahmoud abbas has ordered food for that camp. >>> largest palestine refugee community in own school and health centers. and conditions have worsened due to a government siege. >>

the president salva kiir is attending, riek machar is not. an invitation will be extended to him to attend mediation talks in nairobi, but he's not attending this summit per se for protocol reasons. this, after all, is a heads of state gathering. >> without riek machar there, what chances are there of success, of trying to find the mediated solution. african leaders have been pushing hard. african leaders - european and american leaders, the international community - for east african leaders this is an important gathering, it's important to prevent the conflict from spiralling into an all-out civil war in south sudan, something that could undermine the civility of the region, there's concern that this could spill over across the border. we heard concerns from the north western states in kenya. this is an important push for the african leaders. both sides, and the former vice president laid the preconditions, so to speak. the government wants riek machar to renounce the rebellion. riek machar, on the other hand, wants the political prisoners t

. >> the rebels are loir to former vice president riek machar. he is accused by the president of plotting a coup. he denies this. nobody knows where machar is and there are diplomatic efforts to get the sides to talk. temporary setback and that order will be restored soon. they also say they won't let forces loyal to machar take the capital. mar machar has made it clear he wants the president removed and that could make any chance of a dialogue difficult. peter riat set he was attacked by people with machetes, young people with no apparent loyalties to either side, started to attack civilians with pangas that looked like machetes. there are fears things could get worse. that's why this woman won't leave this u.n. compound even though conditions are bad. >> there is no water, no food. when we are hungry we want to find some food or water we are hopeless. >> i have had countless phone calls from our own staff members who have told me that actually leaving the city centers and going back to their villages are stretched. >> had to move out and make w

salva kiir is a dinka, riek machar is a newer. in 1991, in an infamous adrafty, there was a bor massacre. in 1997 riek machar made is peace agreement with the khartoum regime splitting a southern option enabling war in the bentiu area. what we are seeing is not simply a political contest between it riek machar and salva kiir is the breakdown of distinctions between the political, the ethnic and the military. all are involved. we have a forced marching on bor described as the nuer white army. they were responsible for the obviously bor massacre. the ability of uni self and other u.n. agencies and humanitarian organizations to operate will depend on what happens and the course of the next few hours or days. we are extremely close to an explosion. the explosion may occur in bor, and bentiu, but we need an immediate military standout. and the man who can affect that is riek machar, and he has given no sign that he will accept either the unconditional offer for peace agreements or negotiations with salva kiir. nor will he accept either

. >> it got worse when the president accused the former depu deputy, riek machar, of attempting a coup>> african foreign ministers met with the south sudan government to discuss the conflict. now the worry that the violence is turning to civil war between different tribes. >> the danger of it moving into a sectarian struggle is high. all political leaders have supreme responsibility to make sure that it does not degenerate into tribal or sectarian conflict. if it does, nobody knows how to resolve such conflict. until they do, the fighting will go on and the country will remain the most stable. >> first of all, reports that riek machar's forces have taken control of unity state. what are you hearing about that. >> the government say they are in control, oil is still flowing but the rebels say they are in control. army commanders are saying they are not part of the rebellion. we hear claims and counterclaims. we rely on terrifying stories coming from the oil workers trying to get out of the area. they are seeing people billed. not just there, but bor, with soldiers are sent to try to cap

safe and feel protected. >> reporter: president kiir addressed the nation on wednesday, and urged machar to negotiate. machar said he's holding allies and must release them before talks. >> johnson has been in constant contact with the key leaders of the country in an effort to open a channel of dialogue between the two sides. >> reporter: kenyan and ethiopian leaders have arrived in the country to help broker talks. the u.n. official says members of his organization are trying to bring the two sides to the negotiating table before the new year. no kid a okada, nhk world. >>> there's rain and snow for japan. our meteorologist, robert speta, is here with more. robert? >> yeah, let's continue to track this storm as it is moving off towards the northeast. what's happening is that it's moving right along the pacific coastline. what we're seeing is rain showers, not only across western japan, but starting to move off towards the northeast. even into tokyo. expect showers through the overnight hours. nothing too heavy, nothing too serious. but this one does move off. what's happening, every ti

east african leaders have given until today for riek machar, the former vice president to talk with the government. it looks as if the deadline will go without anything being had. the capacity of the rebels seems to be, to get as much before. these publican leaders - all the other countries, five of them have borders with south sudan, and the forward is that if the counter conflict continues, it could upset the ability of this country. so they are saying the force - they might deploy the support of government troops in dislodging the riek machar forces. >> thank you for that update from juba. coming up all the latest from northern island, where the latest peace talks between loyalists and nationalist leaders failed to reach an agreement. a dignified burial for the victim's of uganda's civil war. >> hello again. these are the top stories this hour on al jazeera. in iraq the shia muslim-led government cleared sunni protest camps in ramadi. 10 were killed when security forces raided the anti--government sit in. 10 mps resigned from parliament in protest. >> security is being increased in r

officials say riek machar tried to topple president salva kiir. he is on the run with other rebels. >> they are moving together. they have collected all the cars here, the government cars, the cars of the ngos, and oil limited. almost over 100 cars - small cars and trucks. they moved with them. they are moving, together. >> riek machar denies allegations made by the government. people here have experienced violence before. in 1991 a power struggle between south sudan's founding father and another destabilized the material. forces were recaptured. it's now relatively quiet. people are taking advantage of the calm, going to the houses to solve what they can. then they head back to the u.n. base for safety, even if it means walking past dead bodsies. the u.n. base is packed with thousands - foreigners and locals. >> we are waiting for the security. >> translation: the bullets were coming down like rain. people raided the house and installed everything. the bank was looted. dead bodies over the streets. >> more untraps -- u.n. troops were coming to so

riek machar's supporters are nuer. the conflict may have an ethnic dimension, those close to the event say it's about fire. fighting spread to the oil rich states. there's conflicting report over who is in charge. there's fears it could descend into a civil war. >> this is it a crisis and needs to be dealt with through political dialogue. there's a risk of violence spreading to other states as we have already seen signs of this. >> president salva kiir offered to sit down to talk with riek machar, whom he dismissed in july. he has gone underground. a warned is out for his arrest. none of the people here want to see a return to violence. there's little they can do to stop it. >> on tuesday the u.s. state department ordered non-merge vi personnel to leave south sudan and suspended normal embassy operations in juba. plans to get rid of syria's chemical weapons is on track. the watchdog says the arsenal will be transported to a port in syria. the dangerous weapons will be destroyed at sea on an american ship. we have this

riek machar is saying, "don't deal with khartoum." the way the north controlled the south in the middle of two civil wars is by playing different factions and tribes off in the south against each other, which may well happen once again. that would be terrible. >> i have to ask you - we have reports that more military, u.s. military assets are moved to the horn of africa, what are your thoughts, and why are there so many americans there? >> i think because the sudan es civil war went on for so long, and darfur took place. there's a large number of aid workers, not just aid agencies, but also working for u.n. agencies, for private nongovernmental organizations from the united states and britain, who are working in southern sudan, and have been there for 20 years, and there's a symbiotic relationship between sudan, north and south and the

that is the group to which machar belongs. now u.n. bases have braced for some kind of trouble. the center of the country currently shelters 14,000 civilians and a thousand peace keepers reportedly surrounded by arms. men at the smaller base up in the north currently giving refuge to 5,00 5,000 are curreny surround: let's talk about the attack and then let's look at the situation facing the u.n. and others. what do you know about what happened to that military aircraft? >> well, we've been seeking to people who werality the airport and who saw what actually happened. bor is controlled by the rebels. they started firing thinking that it was the enemy. and there was panic and pandemonium on the ground. the concern now is that people who need to be evacuated have not been evacuated, and they're worried what is going to happen to them. >> these u.n. bases giving shelter to so many civilians who fear for their lives. are those people who are threatening those inside the bases, are they part of any kind of attempt to overthrow the government, or are they reacting to events that happen

the government say riek machar is using tribal militia. they are from a subtried of former vice president riek machar's nuer tribe. his side has not said that they are not marching or denied the claims but say they are numbering up to 25,000, and no tribe all militia. what we no so far is from the government that the militias are about 13 miles out of bor town, which with these fighting for bor town and conflict within unity state, it would complicate efforts to try to bring the two sides together in talks. east african leaders meeting in nairobi give the two sides up to 31 december to come together and hold face to face talks. so far the government committed itself to talks with their oappoints, but former vice president riek machar said that he is not going to talk about a ceasefire until there is proper mechanisms for monitoring the ceasefire is in place. >> and some parts of the country are getting rain. other areas are dry. for more on the morning, let's bring in meteorologist eboni deon. >> we are seeing soggy conditions across the s

and salva kiir cannot crush riek machar sooner. this will be a drag-out civil war that would take longer and longer and take more lives. sitting down, resolving the issues are things that we need to do. >> now an update on the collingwood high school shooting. the taken shot in the head has died. clair davis was critically wounded at arapahoe high school high school. karl pierson had gone to the school looking for a teacher. he randomly shot davis. today the hospital where davis was treated issued a statement saying in part: >> jim joins us if by phone auds arapahoe high school near denver. this is not the news that a lot of people were praying for. >> certainly. everyone was hoping that clair would pull through. it was quite obvious with the severity of her injuries that it would be difficult for that to happen. she was in a coma for the past week. the word here was waiting for other family members to get into town where they could make a decision on life support. obviously that happened now. i'm here in front of arapahoe high sch

it's hard to know how much support riek machar has. it's not one tribe supporting this person, or one that. it's a con vulated conundrum of so many things. talk more about the future or the way forward i'm joined by the opposition leader for the s.p.l.m. d.c. thank you for talking to al jazeera. what do you think about the crisis at the moment? >> well, it is very much worrying and we are concerned about the situation. we think that the priority at the moment is to bring an end to this conflict. we are encouraged and commend the president for having shown leadership. by accepting to negotiate with the rebels. and we are also happy that the other side is there. we need to move in that front and we are grateful for the international community that has stood firm to see that this unnecessary fighting is brought to an end. we, as southerners, we risk the goodwill that we have gained from the international community all this time. >> do you think riek machar will be willing to meet the president for peace talks? >> i am told through the med

they are moving together. >> riek machar denies allegations made by the government. people here have experienced violence before. in 1991 a power struggle between the founding father and another destabilized the community. government forces recaptured bor from the rebels on tuesday. it's now quiet. people are taking advantage of the calm. they are going to their houses to salvage what they can, and then they are heading back to the u.n. base for safety, even if it means walking past dead bodies. >> we are waiting for this. >> the bullets were coming down like rain. people raided a house and stole everything. >> more u.n. troops are coming to south sedan. people hope they arrive and that the violence ends. then the focus shifts to the number of dead people and investigating alleged acts of crime from humanity from both sides. >> haru mutasa is in the capital juba, and joins us live from there. a lot still - dust settling. where does the fore stand -- does the story stand. >> the kenyan, ethiopian president are speaking with salva kiir. there's violence in unity. to sp

riek machar has laid this out as his preconditions.there are a whole host of differences, these included. for as long as these two individuals are at loggerheads refusing to sit down with one another nent people are being killed on nothing other than ethnic grounds in the south sudan. thanks so much. >> all right, there you have it. let me lose this picture hereby. we'll talk about the central actors in just a second, john terrett is with me as we sort through what was said by the u.s. intor to the u.n -- ambassador to the u.n, samantha power. >> the key line, as long as the two leaders are refusing to sit down and talk. >> riek machar -- >> who was the former vice president who was fired by the president. there's samantha power the united states ambassador to the u.n. saying look as long as these two long time rivals, they have never liked each other even when they were in the cabinet. >> they have the same ambition, they both want to run the country. >> innocent people are going odie many of them along ethnic lines. she was saying th

riek machar denies trying to take over the country. u.n. officials say their bases have been attacked. government officials have put in officials. >> where the fighting occurred is where the government officers are. that's why the whole government it to get out of the process of the fight and located to run the camp. so they are still fighting on and on. of course, the government has been displaced from the offices. that's why they say we have lost control. there is still fighting going on, so you wouldn't say it is completely captured, because there is still presence. >> in the cam ta-- capital the y is ending. why rivalries could plunge the country into another civil war. >> before south sudan became independent they struggled through a 22-year civil war, leaving more than a million dead. >> after a year of debate congress acted on the issue of sexual assault in the military. the senate overproved the defense bill, stripping military commanders of their power, deciding whether a sexual assault case should be pursued. 26,000 were sexually

it got worse when the president salva kiir accused his former deputy riek machar of attempting a coup. >> they are suspected also to be involved in the attempted military coup. african foreign ministers met to discuss the conflict. it has not solved anything yet. now the worry is that the violence is turning into a civil war between different tribes. >> the danger of it moving into a sectarian struggle is high. all leaders in the sudan have extreme responsibility to make sure it does not develop into tribal or sectarian conflict. if it does, nobody yet master on how to resolve such conflict. >> until they do, the fighting will go on and the world's newest countries will be one of the most unstable. >> the barack obama white house says the four u.s. service members injured when their osprey aircraft aim under fire are in position. we turn to haru mutasa who is on the ground in juba. >> things are not good on the ground. there are dead bodies on the street. people are concerned about which way things will go. the fact that the army is sending in reinforcements are worried. once they get

troops say riek machar tried to topple president salva kiir. he's on the run. >> they are moving together. they collected all the cars. the cars of ngo, and the oil companies, oil limited. almost over 100 cars - small cars and trucks. they moved with them. they are moving together with them. >> riek machar denies allegations made by the government. people here have experienced violence before. in 1991 a power struggle between south sudan's founding father and another destabilized the community. government forces recaptured bor from the rebels. it is quiet. people are taking quiet from the calm. they are going their houses and salvaging what they can. they head back to the base. even if it means walking past the bodies. foreigners and locals, who are not sure if they want to leave. >> we are waiting to the security. >> >> translation: the bullets were coming down like rain, raided the house. the bank was luted. dead bodies all over the street. >> more u.n. troops are coming to south sudan. people hope they observe soon, and the violence ends. th

on the one hand the former vice president riek machar is demanding political prisoners that have been rounded up, 11 senior south sudan officials that have been rounded up be released. on the other hand the government of south sudan is demanding that riek machar renounce his rebellion first. unless we see signs of goodwill or compromise from both sides, it is one more step in several meetings that we are expecting to take place to reach a political solution. >> thank you. it >> in kenya marriage practices are being challenged. tradition dictates december as the month when boys and girls are circumsised. after the proceedings girls are often immediately married off. >> schools are closed and these girls should be at home with families for the christmas holidays. if they go home, they risk being married off by their parents. rose and elizabeth, 16, escaped marriage in 2008 and 2009. we have hidden their faces for their protection. >> i went back home last year. my father did not want to see me. he was so angry because i shamed our family by not getting married to the man he had chosen f

he said president kiir has committed to begin talks with machar. the u.s. is getting involved on the ground more diplomatically. it is turning into more and more of a mediation. the united states will try and get the two factions together. that is president kiir on the one side and former vice president machar on the other, for political decisions. that is the term used by the senior administration official we just spoke to. >> philip, why has the u.s. become so involved in south sudan. >> this is a country the united states feels very involved with. it was a large partner in its independence two years ago and now it feels there is a lot happening in south sudan where the united states needs to first of all-pro tekotte its own citizens. the united states is insisting this is a mission, and a military mission, to protect its own citizens, staff and ray emery. hat is why there are more u.s. troops going towards south sudan as we speak. 150 marines moving toward a permanent military base in djibouti. they are told it is to protect u.s. personnel and citizens.

he replaced riek machar in august. the man accused of planning a coup. >> only places like mangala and one other is under his control. we will flush him out. >> the united nations paints a different picture. it says at least 35,000 people are still hiding out in its bases in six of the country's 10 dates. riek machar denies trying to take over the country. juba is relatively quiet. some of the incidents during days of fighting are opposing that. >> it's different from shots at night and during the day. at night it meant people were running. it was surprising. they were running. >> in the morning, they were in the front lakes, thighs chests. those and most were for the chest and the head. >> locals in juba say if the crisis escalates there's nowhere to run too. >> the president of south sudan met with foreign ministers from neighbouring countries and were in juba to help calm tensions. the the united nations says it has received a notification from india to register an indian diplomat as a member to the united nations.

. >>> the republic of south sudan former vice president reik machar are sending soldiers to retake the city of bor. this is as african leaders are hoping to broker a cease-fire as ththe newest country faces civil war. >> these are the displaced following clashes. almost two weeks, the they do nt feel confident to return to their homes. this man says his brother was shot. >> my brother was killed. not by soldiers, but by civilians. he died because he belonged to a certain ethnic group. his body was still in the open when i last remember. >> reporter: with thousands living here th the shortage of n the most basic of services such as clean water. but help is beginning to arrive. here officials of the world food program distribute food and household items to the displaced. >> it has been a difficult change, distributing food. we're doing so in challenging circumstances but we're doing our utmost. >> reporter: with more and more displaced, seeking shelter across the country, the u.n. peacekeeping mission of south sudan is overwhelmed. there are now plans to increase troops from 7,000 to 12,

and it's been vice president machar who has been insisting on cease-fire.he government has also confirmed that it is ready to receive this delegations, who will begin talks immediately. now this happens on a day that the rebels ar under former vice president machar had taken control of bor. it was taken control by government forces just last week, and they managed to get it around midday. officials around the town have confirmed there has been displacement by population who have remained in town during the last round of fighting, or had returned after government forces. >> we have an update on our al jazeera colleague who is have been detained in egypt. one producer has been moved to cairo. and another producer is at same prison. he won't be questioned later. and al jazeera's reporter will be questioned tomorrow. >>> removing the toxic chemicals from syria, security, bad weather and some other issues have hampered the removal of chemicals, but they are still on track to eliminate syria's chemical weapons stock piles. >>> at least ten people have been killed

president kiir and his former deputy machar. no one knows where machars but he said the that the only way he would sit down and talk with the president is if those who have been arrested and flown to ethiopia and that the president resigns, but the president refuses to do this. the army general said he has join the rebellion and will work to overthrow the government. people are concerned about what is going to happen next. in south sudan. >> secretary of state john kerry has sent an envoy. even as hundreds of soldiers mobilized the united nations is leading the effort to resolve this crisis peacefully. diplomats have been urging south sudan president to meet with his ousted vice president. >> it's a political crisis, as i said you have the political crisis and you have a powder keg which is the ethnic question. the political crisis could lead to a civil war if we don't solve very quickly the political crisis through dialogue. >> an estimate 5th hundred people have been killed in the violence in south sudan during the past week,

supporters of riek machar told al jazeera that he want the presidency, and president salva kiir should step down. u.n. nonessential staff and other civilians have been evacuated to juba and have flown to bore. the rebels claim to be in control of bentiu. we are joined from juba with the latest on the situation. >> i'm in a u.n. compound in juba where thousands have fled and are hiding here for safety. i'm talking to a u.n. coordinator. you just came from bor, what was the situation like there? >> in bor the situation was intense. i have come off the phone to my office there. the tension continues. there are squirmishes that are ongoing, and i think that not only the parties who were having this political struggle for power here, but it's armed youth who are increasingly taking matters into their hands in different parts of the jonglei state. it's worrying and we will do everything we can in the united nations to make sure the people that sought refuge, that they will be safe. >> here at the base in juba, how many people do you have and what challenges do you face looking after them? >>

the man blamed for the violence is riek machar, from the nuer tribe. >> if you go outside, they can kill you. >> the violence is said to be because of a coup. >> juba is quiet enough. government troops have lost control. u.n. officials say the base has been attacked. government officials can send in reinforcements. >> there's government offices, they had to vacate the fight. and relocated. so they are still fighting on and on. of course, the government has been displaced from the offices. that's why we say they have lost control. we wouldn't say it's completely captured. >> back in the capital the day is ending. people look for cover ahead of what they fear is a night of violence ahead. political tensions and rivalries plant the country into another civil war. >> i want to bring in from washington a policy analyst on sudan and south sudan for enough, an organisation that nights against genocide and crimes against humanity. >> let's talk about the u.s. troops that are sent in there. other troops there has been a significant increase in violence and fighting has now spread to five of the c

the president said to give them one week to meet about machar. no one knows where machar is. thpeople are worried about the situation on the ground. many say they will work to overthrow the government. in other places there is still fighting and bombing going on. so people are concerned what is going to happen next in south sudan. >> secretary of state john kerry has sent an envoy to join talks to head off a full blown civil war in south sudan. united nations is leading the effort to resolve this crisis peacefully. people urging it's president to meet with its vice president. >> it's crisis within the leadership. but as i've said you have the crisis, and the power, so the political crisis could lead to a civil war if we don't involv soy quickly the security crisis with dialogue. >> there is a new violence in central african republic. 30 people were killed in bangui overnight after days of relative calm. a peacekeeping soldier were among those killed. the human rights groups say around 1,000 people have been killed this month. >>> president obama is home for the holidays. he a

riek machar denies there was a coup. soldiers like to president salva kiir are fighting the other forces. >> the dinka. where's the other is nuer. some familiar with the region says it's about power. it spread to bore in the oil-rich states. there has been conflicting reports over who is in charge. there are fear that the conflict could descend into a civil war. this is a political crisis. it needs to be dealt with through dialogue. >> there's a risk of this violence spreading as we have seen some signs of this. >> president salva kiir offered to sit and talk with riek machar, whom he dismissed. riek machar has gone underground and a warrant is out for his arrest. this country split from sudan after years of conflict. none of the people want to see a return to violence. there's little they can do to stop it. >> now to india. tonight a diplomatic battle playing out between the u.s. and india following the arrest of a woman in new york. now secretary of state john kerry is speaking out about the controversy that sparked pr

and riek machar himself was-- he was responsible for some of the worst ethnic violence. he was responsible for initiating some of the worst ethnic violence in south sudan. >> brown: this is also an oil-producing country, right? how much is that a factor in what is happening or what could happen? >> it's-- the issue of oil is not a factor at this particular moment but there is a potential it could be an issue. because in areas where some of the clashes have broken out outside of juba there are reports of the military dividing along ethnic lines in the capitol of unity state which is along the board we are sudan, a very heavy oil producing area, an area that suffered a lot of voy lens as a result of being in an oil producing area during the civil war. there is also violence in-- another state where some oil is produced as well. and there is the potential that these armed movements may decide to capture the oil fields to be able to fund their continued rebellion. >> brown: this is also within a very volatile region, right? so is the fear not only what happens within south s

the former vice president riek machar gets his backing from the nuer. he blames rivalries within the army on the coup. there are fears it could escalate into civil war. thousands escape the violence and seek shelter in the u.n. >> we joined on the phone now by our correspondent. what are you seeing on the streets of juba, and your journey from the airport. what conditions, is it tense there? >> what we see is things are calm. some people woke up and heard gunfire in the west of the city. it didn't last long. what we see now are people on streets, cars on the road. people are still nervous, there's a long line of cars in people going to the airport. foreigners are trying to fly out. and a few locals are trying to leave. the u.n. needs to come in and mediate in the future. people here caused fear, and they will make sure that there's calm in the capital. they are worried that there could be more fighting. >> it seems the military spokesmen are saying it is not clear who is fighting who. what sort of picture are you getting out of there? who is joining whi

when south sudan declared independence in 2011, kiir and machar joined forces. this was supposed to put an end to the tension. kiir has accused his former vice president of plotting a coup. u.n. officials have deployed uniforms and civilian peacekeeping personnel to south suzanne. japan have sent around 400. they are based in juba building roads, drainage ditches, and other infrastructure. officials with japan's defense ministry say many civilians have fled to the u.n. mission's headquarters. members of japan's team are building sanitary facilities and providing medical care to people seeking shelter. less than three years after its birth, south sudan appears to be descending into tribal violence. jan yamamoto, nhk world. >>> the japanese government is planning to issue less bonds to slash its ballooning debt. ray mean mel guard has more on this. >> thanks, gene, we're talking really big numbers here. the japanese government is putting together the biggest budget on record for fiscal year 2014. the draft budget will total about 95.5 trillion yen, or about $920 b

. >>> and pushing for a meeting two rivakiir and machar. >>> the base was overrun on friday by 2,000 youth. >>> now the u.n. is not confident it can handle another attack. >> reporter: a memorial service for united nations peace keepers killed in south sudan. they died trying to carry out their mandate to protect civilians but were unable to protect themselves. the bodies of the two indian peace keep percent flown from jubo from akobo. they were attacked by 2,000 armed youth fro. several civilians were also killed. the compound is now empty. staff from the united nations and other international groups were evacuated by u.n. troops, but there is little information from the local south sudanese who were there seeking refuge. >> there were there with 43 peace keepers. we had around 30 civilians dead. this attack happened like a frontal attack on the base itself. the two peace keepers were killed in action in protecting and trying to prevent the entry into the camp. >> reporter: an estimated 35,000 civilians are now sheltering u.n. bases across south sudan. there are currently 4,000 unit

riek machar has been in hiding since fighting began. hundreds have died.he capital juba seems to be calmer. >> the international watchdog on chemical weapons released details of its destruction plan of the syria's stock people. the multinational organization will see the arsenal removed, to be neutralized at sea. >> barricades from outside the embassy in a growing dispute over an indian diplomat. the consule general in new york was arrested and strip search pd. >> a special repertoire on the right to foods has wrapped up a tour of the country on how well it's feeding its people. despite a drop in poverty levels, half a million are below the poverty line. >> in a land of apparent plenty, it's hard to imagine how anyone could go hungry. fruit, vegetable, meat are on sale. there are almost half a million people living on the poverty line, in malaysia. mother of three knows house that feels. she has just started working with a project for single mothers, selling purified water to earn extra money. when her three kids were under 18, she used to receive $100 a m

loyalties have slipped from the country's president kiir to vice president machar. >> new fighting has erupted in an upper state. an another oil-rich area. we're hearing soldiers from the army have defected and joined rebels loyal to the former vice president machar. civilians are trying to run for cover at u.n. bases. and they're having trouble dealing with thousands running to their bases. i spoke to the u.n. humanitarian coordinator. >> i think the situation has been very tense over the last three days. i just came off the phone from my office there. the tension continues and there are skirmishes that are i don't know going. i think not only the parties who are having this political struggle for power here but it's also now armed youth who are increasingly taking matters into their own hands in different parts of the state. it's particularly worrying, and we'll do everything we can with the united nations to make sure people who have sought refuge, over 15,000 people now, can be safe. >> can anything be done to stop civil war? >> well, everything must be done. as humanitarian coordi

they are from the subtribe of the tribe of nuer, which also former vice president riek machar belongs to. >> this is omer ismail, from the center or american progress. we are hearing reports about the white army disbanding. what are you hearing? >> what i'm hearing is the same, that some of these groups are disbanding. however, there were other reports that some of them are still approaching the town of bor. i think that is because maybe there is no command and control of these groups. some of them might heed the calls by their elders or political leaders, others have a mind of their own and that may continue to the up to of bor. >> what does this mean then - that the chances of a ceasefire are slim? >> chances had always been slim. i think if dr riek machar would agree to a ceasefire without preconditions of monetary mechanisms, and a ceasefire that has a certain regiment to it, i think the cease fire will be in place. however, it is always going be fragile because so many people are acting on their open, maybe in both camps of president salva kiir and riek machar. >> moving forward,