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Fresh clashes erupt in South Sudan's Wau

Xinhua, April 10, 2017 Adjust font size:

Fresh gun fire erupted Monday morning in South Sudan's north-western town of Wau between a government backed-militia and local youths.

Daniel Dickinson, spokesman for the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) said the Mission has dispatched a peacekeeping team to patrol Wau town following clashes which erupted this morning.

"Gunfire erupted in the morning until around 9 AM and we still have no more details for now. We shall give more details until the patrol team come back," Dickinson said told Xinhua by phone.

Andrea Mayar, Wau State governor confirmed that there were clashes in the town, but declined to give more details.

South Sudan has been devastated by civil war that broke out in December 2013 after President Kiir accused his former deputy Riek Machar of plotting a coup. Machar denied the accusation but then mobilized a rebel force.

Tens of thousands of South Sudanese have been killed, with over 2 million displaced since December 2013.

A peace deal signed in August 2015 led to the formation of a transitional unity government in April 2016, but was again shattered by fresh violence three months later. Endit