Mass grave discovered in South Sudan

A few hours to vote on a resolution to send more troops to stem the tribal conflict in South Sudan, the United Nations claim to have found a mass grave in the newest country in the world and be in possession of data about the existence of two more mass graves.

The UN promises to punish those responsible for ethnic killings and prepares to strengthen strongly the quota of peacekeeping mission in the country that has the third largest reserves of oil in sub-Saharan Africa.

According to the American Ambassador to the United Nations, "to deal immediately with the dreadful situation, the Secretary-General asked the Security Council to authorize the sending of 5000 ' Blue Helmets ' additional Minuss (the UN Mission in South Sudan)" to "ensure that the Mission has the resources needed to fulfil its mandate".

The UN currently has 7000 military personnel, 900 policemen and more than 2000 civilians in the country.

The rebels control Bor, the capital of Jonglei State and Bentiu, the capital of the State of Unité, where the main oil reserves of South Sudan.

The war between the dominant tribe of Dinka, President Salva Kiir, the Nuer tribe, and former Vice President Riek Machar, now leader of the guerrillas, has done more than 80 thousand displaced, of which 45 thou take refuge in bases of the United Nations Mission.

Japan returns to war

For the first time since World War II, Japan back to intervene militarily in a conflict. At the request of the United Nations, Tokyo has delivered about 10 thousand South Korean troops ammunition of Minuss, yet another sign of growing tension with Beijing in the South China Sea.

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