South Sudan: U.S. Sends 40 Soldiers to Protect Embassy, Personnel
Photo: Sinisa Marolt/WFP
Displaced people take refuge at the WFP compound in Juba
By Dan Joseph
The U.S. military has deployed about 40 soldiers to South Sudan’s capital, following days of clashes that left hundreds dead and raised fears of renewed civil war.
The military’s Africa Command says the troops were sent to Juba to safeguard the U.S. Embassy and help carry out a State Department order for non-essential personnel to leave the country.
The U.S. envoy in the region, Andrew Burnett, told VOA that senior U.S. officials also are working with leaders in South Sudan to end the fighting there.
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