UN chief calls for arms embargo on South Sudan
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UNITED NATIONS - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Security Council on Monday to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan, sanction leaders and commanders who are blocking the implementation of a peace deal and fortify a UN peacekeeping mission.
Heavy fighting involving tanks and helicopters raged in South Sudan on Monday between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and those backing Vice President Riek Machar. The violence, which erupted in the capital Juba four days ago, risks a return to civil war in the world's newest nation.
"This is the time to massively reinforce UN action," Ban told reporters, adding that fighting had spread to areas outside of Juba in Central Equatoria state.
