Government’s death toll may be ‘tip of iceberg,’ Ladsous says Global body may reassess, strengthen mandate for UN mission The United Nations peacekeeping chief said the situation in South Sudan remains “fluid and uncertain” following days of fighting in the capital between forces loyal to the country’s leader and his deputy that claimed more than 270 lives. Clashes erupted in Juba on July 7 between President Salva Kiir and Vice President Riek Machar’s forces and continued sporadically until Monday, when both declared a cease-fire. Machar’s troops say they’ve withdrawn from the city and are urging the UN mission to step in and separate the two sides. Opposition forces are said to be scattered around the areas of Jebel and Yei road, near the capital, while Kiir’s troops have set up defensive positions on a major thoroughfare, the UN said . “Further clashes, therefore, cannot be ruled out,” Under-Secretary-General for […]