UN condemns civilian casualties in deadly S.Sudan clashes

People fleeing the Sudanese war in March 2024 disembark a truck which has brought them to Renk from the Joda border crossing in South Sudan. [File, Gettyimages]

The head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Monday denounced "indiscriminate attacks on civilians" following a spike in violence between forces allied to the nation's rival leaders that threatens to undermine a fragile power-sharing deal.

Clashes have taken place for several weeks in Nasir County between federal forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and the "White Army" -- a militia group accused by the government of collaborating with First Vice President Riek Machar.