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Two UN peacekeepers were killed and three others wounded, along with two South Sudanese police officers and two civilian staff attached to UNMISS, when a patrol was ambushed in Jonglei state, South Sudan. The attack heightens fears of a slide back into civil war as fighting between government forces and opposition loyalists intensifies, prompting UNMISS to deploy a Quick Reaction Force.
Two federal judges rejected challenges to end Temporary Protected Status for South Sudan and Myanmar, clearing the way for DHS to terminate protections for about 232 South Sudanese and 4,000 Myanmar nationals in line with a Supreme Court ruling; recipients remain under an administrative stay for now but face potential deportation once protections end, while Ethiopian and Somali TPS blocks remain tied up in court.
The First Circuit reversed district-court orders blocking the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopia and South Sudan, ruling that such blocks conflicted with the Supreme Court’s Mullin v. Doe decision and cannot halt TPS terminations on non-constitutional grounds; the three-judge panel (two Biden appointees and one Trump appointee) thus allowed TPS terminations to proceed, a perceived victory for the administration amid ongoing immigration litigation.
Nearly 8 million South Sudanese could face acute hunger as conflict, displacement and funding shortfalls deepen a worsening humanitarian crisis; about 2.2 million children aged 6 months to 5 years are acutely malnourished, with 700,000 at grave risk, and aid groups warn that services are collapsing without urgent international action.
A Cessna aircraft crashed near Juba, the capital of South Sudan, killing 14 people.
A small passenger plane operated by CityLink Aviation crashed about 20 km southwest of Juba, killing all 14 on board (pilot and 13 passengers, including 12 South Sudanese and two Kenyans). The Cessna 208 Caravan had departed from Yei at 09:15 local time with contact lost about 30 minutes into the flight; adverse weather/low visibility is suspected. Investigators are en route to the crash site. South Sudan has a poor aviation safety record with multiple past crashes linked to aging aircraft, weak regulation, overloading, bad weather, and pilot error.
The United Nations warns that violence persists in South Sudan amid a fragile peace process, while President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar attend a pope-led Mass in Juba, underscoring ongoing humanitarian concerns and the fragile state of the country’s ceasefire.
MSF says a hospital in Jonglei state was hit by government air strikes, leaving staff missing and destroying the main warehouse; a separate MSF facility in Pieri was looted the same day. MSF evacuated patients beforehand and reported one staff member injured. The violence reflects a renewed flare-up between government forces and Machar-aligned forces, with humanitarian access restricted in opposition-held areas and MSF warning that attacks could leave about 250,000 people in Lankien and Pieri without healthcare.
The SSPDF recaptured Motot in Jonglei from SPLA-IO rebels, killing five fighters and seizing weapons, as renewed clashes and airstrikes drive about 260,000 people to flee and heighten humanitarian needs in the region.
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir dismissed his press secretary and a ministry administrator after an apparently flawed appointment put a deceased man, Steward Soroba Budia, on a panel to lead talks on December elections. Kiir’s office gave no reasons; the press secretary said the error stemmed from relying on stakeholders for names without proper verification. Budia, who died five years ago, had signed a 2018 peace agreement, and the panel is meant to steer elections amid ongoing conflict and displacement.
South Sudan’s army announced Operation Enduring Peace to recapture towns seized by opposition forces in Jonglei, ordering civilians in three counties to evacuate and aid groups to leave within 48 hours, while stressing that the country is not at war. The move comes amid renewed fighting, a controversial order by a commander to “spare no lives,” and UN alarm over the risk to civilians as Machar’s trial and the peace process remain contested.
The UN voices grave alarm after South Sudan’s deputy army chief urged troops to 'spare no-one' as forces prepare to move into Jonglei, prompting evacuations of civilians and UN personnel from three counties. With fighting intensifying and opposition forces threatening Juba, the UN warns such rhetoric risks mass violence against civilians, as tens of thousands have already fled and aid agencies scramble to de-escalate tensions.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's attempt to end temporary protected status for South Sudanese immigrants in the U.S., citing potential harm and legal concerns, while the case is reviewed.
A US federal judge blocked the Trump administration's plan to end temporary protected status for South Sudanese migrants, citing unlawful action and ongoing humanitarian crises in South Sudan. The ruling prevents the expiration of TPS for about 232 South Sudanese nationals and highlights ongoing legal challenges to the termination of protections for various countries.
South Sudanese Americans with Temporary Protected Status face potential deportation as the U.S. plans to end TPS for South Sudan, leaving many in legal limbo amid ongoing violence and instability in their home country.