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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, left, and rebel leader Riek Machar, right, shake hands and pray before signing an agreement of the cease-fire of the conflict in South Sudan in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Friday, May 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Elias Asmare) ** FILE **

South Sudan peace deal hailed, but will it hold?

By Jason Straziuso - Associated Press

Wounded South Sudan rebels fear hospital

By ILYA GRIDNEFF - Associated Press

Atem Apieth, 6, who received a gunshot wound to his shoulder during the recent fighting in Bor and managed to travel for treatment to the capital by boat, sits on his hospital bed at the Juba Military Hospital in Juba, South Sudan Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013. A spokesman for South Sudan's military says fighting continues in the oil-producing Unity state despite ongoing efforts by regional leaders to get both sides to agree to an immediate cease-fire. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

South Sudan: ‘White Army’ militia marches to fight

Associated Press

In this photo released by the Kenyan Presidential Press Service, Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, left, South Sudanese President Salva Kiir, center, and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, right, pose for a photos before their meeting at State House in Juba, South Sudan, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. The leaders of Kenya and Ethiopia arrived in South Sudan on Thursday to try and mediate between the country's president and the political rivals he accuses of attempting a coup that the government insists sparked violence threatening to destroy the world's newest country. (AP Photo/Kenyan Presidential Press Service)

African leaders in South Sudan for peace talks

By Jason Straziuso and Rodney Muhumuza - Associated Press

In this photo taken Monday, Dec. 23, 2013 and released by the World Food Programme (WFP), a woman and child sit in the shade next to a box of food assistance they have received in the UN compound where they have sought shelter in Juba, South Sudan. South Sudan's military spokesman says there is increasing tension at a United Nations camp in the rebel-held city of Bor because armed elements have entered the congested area where the U.N. says about 17,000 civilians are seeking protection. (AP Photo/WFP, George Fominyen)

U.N. discovers mass grave of 34 in South Sudan

Associated Press

The United States United Nations Ambassador Samantha Power listens as Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2013. The U.N. Security Council voted to temporarily increase the U.N. peacekeeping force in conflict-torn South Sudan to 12,500 troops from 7,000, a nearly 80 percent increase. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

U.N. to nearly double peace-keepers in South Sudan as violence explodes

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this image released by the United Nations Mission Juba, United Nations soldiers stand guard as civilians gather at the compound of the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS), adjacent to Juba International Airport, to take refuge, Wednesday , Dec. 18 , 2013, in Juba, South Sudan. (AP Photo/UNMISS, Rolla Hinedi)

Britain orders airplane to rescue citizens from violent South Sudan

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

In this photo taken Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012 and released by the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID), Kaltoum Yakoub Issa, 19, carries a water jerry can to make bricks for her new house in Abu Shouk camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in North Darfur, Sudan. (AP Photo/UNAMID, Albert Gonzalez Farran)

South Sudan oil export ban brings self-inflicted pain

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Khartoum accused of ‘ethnic cleansing’

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times