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South Sudan tensions escalate as opposition retakes key stronghold

The United Nations Security Council was briefed Friday on the worsening humanitarian conditions in South Sudan less than a week after opposition forces retook the strategic town of Akobo from government troops.

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00:01Tensions are rising in South Sudan as security conditions continue to deteriorate.
00:06The head of the UN mission warns the situation remains deeply concerning,
00:11with violence escalating across key regions.
00:14This comes just days after opposition forces retook the strategic town of Okobo from government troops.
00:22The security situation remains deeply concerning.
00:27Fighting between the South Sudan People's Defense Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement slash army in opposition,
00:38particularly in Jongle, has intensified and in some cases been accompanied by inflammatory rhetoric.
00:47Civilians continue to bear the brunt.
00:51Unmiss Human Rights reports a 40% increase in deaths and injuries in 2025 as compared to 2024.
01:04Tom Fletcher has spoken of the mass displacement and dire healthcare needs people in South Sudan are facing.
01:10According to the WHO, 1.35 million people across Jongle State have lost access to healthcare after 26 facilities were
01:18destroyed or forced to close.
01:20Cholera is on the rise. Measles persists.
01:23Fighting has intensified in South Sudan after the 2018 peace deal collapsed about a year ago.
01:29Okobo has now been retaken by forces loyal to right matcha, the country's detained vice president.
01:34Let's go.
01:34Let's go.
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