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From raids to inter-communal violence: South Sudan's 'White Army' explained

Members of the White Army, a South Sudanese anti-government militia, attend a rally in Nasir on April 14, 2014. [AFP]

The UN issued warnings of potential mass violence between the South Sudanese government and the White Army in January 2026. A peace agreement ended a five-year civil war in the country in 2018.

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