US, Brits evacuate South Sudan as violence spreads

US, Brits evacuate South Sudan as violence spreads

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Less than three years after its creation, the world’s newest country is beginning to fracture along ethnic lines in violence that has killed hundreds of people. What could come next, some warn, is ethnic cleansing. South Sudan’s numerous ethnic groups have battled each other for decades, but for years their animosity was united in hatred of the government in Khartoum, Sudan, the country’s former capital. When the south gained independence in 2011, the groups’ common enemy receded, exposing the fault lines – this week, even among the presidential guard.