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           Americans Evacuate South Sudan Town as Fighting Continues

   The United States says it has safely evacuated its citizens from South
   Sudan`s rebel-held town of Bor, as fighting between rebels and
   pro-government forces continues.
   State Department officials say U.S. citizens and others from its
   "partner nations" were flown from Bor to the capital, Juba, on U.N. and
   U.S. civilian helicopters early Sunday. A day earlier, the U.S.
   military said four U.S. service personnel were injured after
   unidentified gunmen shot at U.S. aircraft attempting a similar
   operation.
   On Sunday, President Barack Obama told Congress he "may take further
   action" to protect Americans in South Sudan.
   Mr. Obama is on vacation in Hawaii, but he said in a letter to
   congressional leaders that about 46 U.S. troops were deployed Saturday
   to help with the evacuation. That is in addition to 45 troops deployed
   to reinforce the U.S. Embassy in Juba.
   South Sudan`s government says rebels overran the town of Bor in Jonglei
   state - the scene of some of the worst of the recent fighting.
   Clashes began last week in Juba after President Salva Kiir, a member of
   the Dinka ethnic group, accused former vice president Riek Machar, a
   Nuer, of attempting a coup. The government says more than 500 people
   have been killed, and the unrest has forced tens of thousands of people
   to flee their homes.
   Meanwhile, a South Sudan military spokesman says the government has
   lost control of Bentiu, the capital of oil-rich Unity State. However
   Juba officials say the rebels are not in control of any oil fields in
   the state, and that the fields are still operating.
   The U.N. Mission in South Sudan said Sunday that all non-critical staff
   in Juba are being evacuated to Uganda as a precautionary measure.
   United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on South Sudan
   leaders Sunday to find a "political means" to address the conflict. He
   said the continued violence poses a "dangerous threat" to the future of
   the young country.
   About 35,000 civilians are believed to have fled to U.N. compounds
   since the unrest began.
   South Sudan is the world`s newest country, gaining independence from
   Sudan in 2011.
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