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Introduction

The following paper looks at conflicts on an international level. In this regard therefore the

conflict identified is the South Sudanese civil war that has lasted for decades resulting to several

thousand deaths. The paper analyses the conflict, its sources and repercussions to the people of

South Sudan as well. Essentially, we focus on the overall conflict issue as well as the sources of

the conflict.

The overall conflict issue

The South Sudan civil war, a war that has claimed many lives has evolved as a result of several

factors. Key among them is the sharing of resources after the South Sudan managed to secede

from its mother country originally known as Sudan. This is after several disagreements between

the upper North and the South that caused much disapproval of the ruling regime at the time by

the south Sudanese. It is after a long period of armed struggle by armed forces formed by the

south Sudan’s which were known as the Sudan People Liberation Army, (SPLA). The forces that

were formed contributed greatly to seek liberation from the predominantly Muslim North as

compared to the mostly Christian South. They had claims of unequal sharing of resources,

discrimination and the general disagreements that continued to face the two groups. Finally

when they got the go ahead to hold a referendum on cessation, there was passed by a majority

vote that the two countries go apart. However after separating still South Sudan has continued to

face challenges in its stability which has affected its economic growth as well as its social

cohesiveness to have a united country. Today it is facing a civil conflict between the two main

ethnic groups namely the Nuer and the Dinka due to power wrangles that has escalated to ethnic

clashes across the different towns in the South Sudan region. A disagreement between the current

president Salva Kiir and his deputy president Dr. Riek Machar caused a fury between the two

communities whom the two come from. This resulted to rearmament of the communities shortly

after they had settled peace deals causing massive deaths as each community targeted the other.

Sources of the conflict

The south Sudan civil war conflict can be seen to originate from both the economic and social

perspectives. It is largely a manifestation of the disagreements that exist within the new

government with regard to power sharing, sharing of resources and the societal flaws that have

existed before paving the way for armament of illegal militias as well as civilians who continue

to keep the security of the country at stake. These sources therefore are;

Political differences

The current president, Salva Kiir has over the past differed greatly with his deputy president Dr.

Riek Machar. Kiir has previously blamed Dr. Machar of instigating a coup de tat that failed to

materialize. In fact it can be noted that there was no evidence gathered to affirm this allegation

something that the Machar’s side felt was ill advised. This continued to create a bad blood

between the two leaders and the major ethnic backgrounds that they come from finally resulting

to a point where President Salva Kiir sacked his deputy Riek Machar. This happening resulted to

spontaneous violence from the already armed civilians where the Dinka and the Nuer started

attacking each other which was further aggravated by the support of Machar’s soldiers to the

Nuer community.

Illegal armament of communities

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Introduction The following paper looks at conflicts on an international level. In this regard therefore the conflict identified is the South Sudanese civil war that has lasted for decades resulting to several thousand deaths. The paper analyses the conflict, its sources and repercussions to the people of South Sudan as well. Essentially, we focus on the overall conflict issue as well as the sources of the conflict. The overall conflict issue The South Sudan civil war, a war that has claimed many lives has evolved as a result of several factors. Key among them is the sharing of resources after the South Sudan managed to secede from its mother country originally known as Sudan. This is after several disagreements between the upper North and the South that caused much disapproval of the ruling regime at the time by the south Sudanese. It is after a long period of armed struggle by armed forces formed by the south Sudan's which were known as the Sudan People Liberation Army, (SPLA). The forces that were formed contributed greatly to seek liberation from the predominantly Muslim North as compared to the mostly Christian South. They had claims of unequal sharing of resources, discriminat ...
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