14名南苏丹士兵因军官争斗在边境冲突中丧生,引起内战恐惧。
14 South Sudanese soldiers killed in border clash over officer feud, raising civil war fears.
据报来自敌对派别的两名军官之间发生争端,其中一人忠于萨尔瓦·基尔总统,另一人忠于前副总统里克·马查尔,造成阿卜耶伊方框边界地区附近的冲突,至少14名南苏丹士兵被打死,数人受伤。
At least 14 South Sudanese soldiers were killed and several injured in a clash near the Abyei Box border region, sparked by a reported dispute between two military officers from rival factions, one loyal to President Salva Kiir and the other to former vice president Riek Machar.
这场战斗始于一场个人冲突的市场,蔓延到附近的军事地点,杀死了马查尔派的6人和政府部队的8人,1名平民和5名士兵受伤。
The fight, which began at a market over a personal conflict, spread to nearby military sites, killing six from Machar’s faction and eight from the government forces, with one civilian and five soldiers wounded.
南苏丹人民国防军说,这起事件不是出于政治动机,而是证实进行了调查。
The South Sudan People’s Defence Forces said the incident was not politically motivated but confirmed an investigation.
暴力凸显了南苏丹不稳定局势的恶化,那里的脆弱的和平协议已经减弱,今年有近2 000名平民被杀害,对再次爆发内战的担心正在增加。
The violence underscores worsening instability in South Sudan, where a fragile peace deal has weakened, nearly 2,000 civilians have been killed this year, and fears of renewed civil war are rising.