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March 13, 2012 04:46 PM

In South Sudan the army is part of the problem

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Human skeletons still lie scattered above ground weeks after the attack took place in Likwongole, South Sudan. (Alan Boswell/MCT)
Human skeletons still lie scattered above ground weeks after the attack took place in Likwongole, South Sudan. (Alan Boswell/MCT) MCT
A South Sudanese policeman walks through a burnt school in Likwongole, South Sudan. The attacking militia burnt the roof of the school and scrawled their names on the walls. (Alan Boswell/MCT)
A South Sudanese policeman walks through a burnt school in Likwongole, South Sudan. The attacking militia burnt the roof of the school and scrawled their names on the walls. (Alan Boswell/MCT) MCT
Martha Meroi, right, moved outside Pibor town after finding her destroyed village occupied by South Sudanese troops. (Alan Boswell/MCT)
Martha Meroi, right, moved outside Pibor town after finding her destroyed village occupied by South Sudanese troops. (Alan Boswell/MCT) MCT
Martha Meroi, foreground left, now lives south of Pibor town with other displaced villagers. She says she can't move back to her original town because the South Sudanese army is abusing villagers.  (Alan Boswell/MCT)
Martha Meroi, foreground left, now lives south of Pibor town with other displaced villagers. She says she can't move back to her original town because the South Sudanese army is abusing villagers. (Alan Boswell/MCT) MCT
A church in Pibor, South Sudan, was burnt to the ground. (Alan Boswell/MCT)
A church in Pibor, South Sudan, was burnt to the ground. (Alan Boswell/MCT) MCT
A South Sudanese policeman walks through a burnt school in Likwongole, South Sudan. (Alan Boswell/MCT)
A South Sudanese policeman walks through a burnt school in Likwongole, South Sudan. (Alan Boswell/MCT) MCT
A resident of Likwongole, South Sudan, walks through the destroyed village. (Alan Boswell/MCT)
A resident of Likwongole, South Sudan, walks through the destroyed village. (Alan Boswell/MCT) MCT
United Nations officials estimate that a 10,000-strong tribal militia came through Likwongole, South Sudan, burning the town to the ground and killing anyone in sight. (Alan Boswell/MCT)
United Nations officials estimate that a 10,000-strong tribal militia came through Likwongole, South Sudan, burning the town to the ground and killing anyone in sight. (Alan Boswell/MCT) MCT
Martha Meroi, right, was 8-months pregnant when she fled for 4 days into the bush before being attacked by a tribal militia in South Sudan's Jonglei state. (Alan Boswell/MCT)
Martha Meroi, right, was 8-months pregnant when she fled for 4 days into the bush before being attacked by a tribal militia in South Sudan's Jonglei state. (Alan Boswell/MCT) MCT
The tribal war in South Sudan's Jonglei state has left a trail of destruction behind. (Alan Boswell/MCT)
The tribal war in South Sudan's Jonglei state has left a trail of destruction behind. (Alan Boswell/MCT) MCT
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