### [2026-08-24](/feed/2026/08/24/index.md) ##### South Sudanese Civil War # Two on-patrol Ethiopian peacekeepers of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan are killed in an ambush in Jonglei State, South Sudan. ### Sources: 1. [RFI in French](https://www.rfi.fr/fr/afrique/20260824-soudan-du-sud-deux-casques-bleus-%C3%A9thiopiens-tu%C3%A9s-dans-une-embuscade-dans-le-centre-du-pays) ### Related: 1. [South Sudanese president Salva Kiir meets with Darfur governor Minni Minnawi in Juba, South Sudan, to discuss efforts to end the conflict in Sudan. ](/feed/2026/08/17/south-sudanese-president-salva-kiir-meets-with-darfur-governor-minni-minnawi-in-juba-south-sudan-to-discuss-efforts-to.md) _Context: South Sudan_ 2. [Five aid workers are killed and four more injured in an ambush against a convoy by unknown gunmen in Duk County, Jonglei State, South Sudan. Several civilians are also killed and wounded. ](/feed/2026/06/29/five-aid-workers-are-killed-and-four-more-injured-in-an-ambush-against-a-convoy-by-unknown-gunmen-in-duk-county-jonglei.md) _Context: Jonglei State, South Sudan, South Sudanese Civil War_ 3. [The South Sudan People's Defence Forces announces that they have deployed troops in Akobo, South Sudan to secure full control of the area for the first time since the outbreak of the civil war in the country after having previously recapturing the area from opposition forces. ](/feed/2026/03/15/the-south-sudan-people-s-defence-forces-announces-that-they-have-deployed-troops-in-akobo-south-sudan-to-secure-full-co.md) _Context: South Sudan, South Sudanese Civil War_ 4. [Up to 22 people are killed, including women and children, and several others are injured when Agwelek Forces gunmen open fire on villagers in Ayod County, Jonglei State, South Sudan. ](/feed/2026/02/21/up-to-22-people-are-killed-including-women-and-children-and-several-others-are-injured-when-agwelek-forces-gunmen-open.md) _Context: Jonglei State, South Sudan_ 5. [The South Sudanese army orders all civilians, United Nations personnel, and aid workers in the Akobo, Nyirol, and Uror counties of the Jonglei State to evacuate ahead of an imminent operation against opposition forces. ](/feed/2026/01/25/the-south-sudanese-army-orders-all-civilians-united-nations-personnel-and-aid-workers-in-the-akobo-nyirol-and-uror-c.md) _Context: Jonglei State, South Sudan, United Nations Mission in South Sudan_ 6. [U.S. federal judge Angel Kelley of Massachusetts blocks the Trump administration's plan to end temporary protected status for South Sudanese nationals, issuing an administrative stay that prevents the expiration of deportation protections while a legal challenge proceeds. ](/feed/2025/12/30/us-federal-judge-angel-kelley-of-massachusetts-blocks-the-trump-administration-s-plan-to-end-temporary-protected-statu.md) _Context: South Sudan_ 7. [At least seven people are killed and 25 others are injured in an airstrike on a hospital run by Médecins Sans Frontières in Old Fangak, Fangak County, South Sudan. ](/feed/2025/05/3/at-least-seven-people-are-killed-and-25-others-are-injured-in-an-airstrike-on-a-hospital-run-by-medecins-sans-frontieres.md) _Context: South Sudan, South Sudanese Civil War_ 8. [South Sudanese vice president Riek Machar is detained by security forces following an arrest warrant on "unclear charges", according to his spokesperson. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-in-Opposition says Machar's arrest has effectively ended the 2018 peace agreement which ended the civil war. ](/feed/2025/03/27/south-sudanese-vice-president-riek-machar-is-detained-by-security-forces-following-an-arrest-warrant-on-unclear-charges.md) _Context: South Sudan, South Sudanese Civil War_ 9. [A UNMISS helicopter operator and approximately 27 South Sudanese soldiers are killed after being fired on by a local militia group while evacuating Nasir, South Sudan. ](/feed/2025/03/7/a-unmiss-helicopter-operator-and-approximately-27-south-sudanese-soldiers-are-killed-after-being-fired-on-by-a-local-mil.md) _Context: South Sudan, South Sudanese Civil War, United Nations Mission in South Sudan_ 10. [Security forces in South Sudan arrest Puot Kang Chol, a senior member of the parliamentary opposition, minister of petroleum and mining, and army general, as well as multiple other opposition-aligned military officers. South Sudanese soldiers also surround vice president Riek Machar's house overnight before later withdrawing. ](/feed/2025/03/5/security-forces-in-south-sudan-arrest-puot-kang-chol-a-senior-member-of-the-parliamentary-opposition-minister-of-petro.md) _Context: South Sudan, South Sudanese Civil War_