South Sudan: Oil Fans Flames of South Sudan War

May 18, 2014 | Newvision
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Despite heavy international pressure, a second ceasefire this month for the world's youngest nation has crumbled, in a war that has already claimed thousands -- possibly tens of thousands -- of lives.

With the war entering its sixth month, oil fields that once generated hundreds of millions of dollars providing 98 percent of government revenue are "key strategic objectives", the International Crisis Group (ICG) said.