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South Sudan's President Salva Kiir, left, and VP Riek Machar.
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South Sudan on brink of civil war as senior officials’ arrests inflame ethnic tensions

South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, could soon devolve into renewed civil war. On Wednesday, soldiers surrounded Vice President Riek Machar’s home in Juba, the capital, following the arrest of key allies, including Petroleum Minister Puot Kang Chol and his bodyguards and family.