South Sudan clash kills 14 in renewed violence in north

Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar.

South Sudan President Salva Kiir with opposition leader and First Vice President Riek Machar. 

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At least four soldiers and 10 militia members were killed in clashes in a South Sudan region where earlier fighting had led to the arrest of First Vice President Riek Machar, the military said Tuesday.

The arrest of Machar - a longtime rival of President Salva Kiir - in March prompted international calls for restraint and stirred fears of a return to civil war between Kiir’s Dinka forces and Nuer fighters loyal to Machar.