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Ethiopia Conflict: South Sudan denies supporting TPLF

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Ethiopian soldiers carry a colleague on a makeshift stretcher in Mekele, the capital of Tigray region, Ethiopia, on July 2, 2021. South Sudan has denied supporting the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF). PHOTO | AFP

By  DAVID MAYEN

Juba,

South Sudan’s government has dismissed claims that it is supporting the rebel group, Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF).

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