The South Sudanese Civil War was a multi-sided civil war in South Sudan fought from 2013 to 2020, between forces of the government and opposition forces. The civil war caused rampant human rights abuses, including forced displacement, ethnic massacres, and killings of journalists by various parties. Since the war's end, South Sudan has been governed by a coalition formed by leaders of the former warring factions, Salva Kiir Mayardit and Riek Machar. The country continues to recover from the war while experiencing ongoing and systemic ethnic violence.
A U.S. Marine, right, assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, guides U.S. citizens down a flight line in Juba, South Sudan, during an evacuation of personnel from the U.S 140103-M-HF911-006
Marines evacuate embassy in South Sudan -Image 18 of 23- (11733979553)
DfID plane carrying Oxfam supplies arrives in Juba 24 jan 2014 (12118340336)
Nyakuer Rambang and son Wiyual Makuach fled conflict in Nassir, Upper Nile State, now living in Kule Refugee Camp, Gambella, Ethiopia (14950287898)
James Koang speaking to SPLA-IO soldiers (Juba - April 2016)