South Sudan: Why Newest Nation Could Become the Bloodiest

Apr 23, 2014 | Mick Krever, CNN
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Fears of all-out civil war in the world’s newest country, South Sudan, are at an all-time high a week after rebels slaughtered at least 400 people in the town of Bentiu.

“This is the newest country in the world, and it threatens to become one of the bloodiest countries in the world,” David Miliband, president of the International Rescue Committee, told CNN’s Paula Newton on Wednesday.

A scant three years ago, the country was full of jubilation as it celebrated its independence from Sudan after an internationally brokered referendum.