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A displaced man at the UN 's Tomping camp, where some 15,000 displaced South Sudanese are sheltered.

Peace talks started in South Sudan, but quickly hit a roadblock

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Government and rebel forces in South Sudan threaten to plunge their young nation into civil war. Today, the two sides sat down to peace talks, and the US is working behind the scenes to support the talks.

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South Sudan remains on the brink of civil war

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A South Sudan army soldier, in Malakal, on Monday, after government forces re-captured the city.

The fighting is getting worse in South Sudan, even as peace talks loom

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Salva Kiir and Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta

So far there are few signs of any progress in ending the violence in South Sudan

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Displaced people stay in makeshift tents inside Tomping United Nations base

No good news out of South Sudan on this Christmas Eve

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Violence Overshadows Hope in South Sudan

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Thousands of fighters from one ethnic group, the Lou Nuer, attacked a town populated by members of a rival tribe, the Murle.

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Why Sudanese-American Children Are Learning Their Parents’ Language

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Southern Sudanese refugees in Anchorage, Alaska have started language classes for their Americanized children. The classes in the Nuer language help the children connect to their families. Annie Feidt of Alaska Public Radio Network reports.

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