Igad ministers meets to discuss conflict in S. Sudan’s SPLA-IO

South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar.

South Sudan’s First Vice President Riek Machar. Igad foreign ministers are holding an extraordinary summit on South Sudan after reported renewed fighting among SPLM-IO factions led by Machar. PHOTO | ANADOLOU AGENCY via AFP

Juba,

The internal clashes within the Sudan People's Liberation Army-In Opposition (SPLA-IO) has forced the Council of Ministers of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (Igad) to hold an extra-ordinary meeting to discuss the situation.