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S.Sudan opposition army condemns new attacks near capital

South Sudanese President Salva Kiir (L), South Sudan's opposition leader Riek Machar (R) and Mohamed Hamdan Daglo (C)"Hemeti", Sudan's deputy head of the Transitional Military Council, hold hands together as they speak to media after their peace talk at the State House in Juba, South Sudan, on December 17, 2019. [FILE]

The military wing of South Sudan's opposition said Wednesday that two training bases on the outskirts of the capital Juba had been attacked by forces allied to the president, stoking fears of renewed conflict.

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