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Tens of thousands flee fighting in South Sudan, aid groups withdraw

By Denis Dumo JUBA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people have fled fierce fighting in South Sudan’s northern Unity State and humanitarian organizations have withdrawn staff from the area, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other groups said on Saturday. A government military spokesman, Philip Aguer, confirmed the fighting in Unity State. Doctors without Borders said it had shut down a hospital in the town of

Tens of thousands flee fighting in South Sudan, aid groups withdraw

By Denis Dumo JUBA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people have fled fierce fighting in South Sudan’s northern Unity State and humanitarian organizations have withdrawn staff from the area, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other groups said on Saturday. A government military spokesman, Philip Aguer, confirmed the fighting in Unity State. Doctors without Borders said it had shut down a hospital in the town of