Is South Sudan on the verge of another civil war?

Former vice president Riek Machar threatens to march on capital 'and end this drama'

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Study cites the case of fighters in war-torn South Sudan
(Image credit: SAMIR BOL/AFP/Getty Images)

Fears are growing that South Sudan's fragile peace plan, agreed in 2015 after two years of civil war, could be unravelling.

On Tuesday, President Salva Kiir, from the Dinka ethnic group, fired six ministers allied to his long-time rival Riek Machar, who is from the Nuer group and currently in hiding.

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