Residents react as they walk past a patrol truck operated by Indian peacekeepers serving with the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in the strategic town of Akobo, Jonglei State, on February 12, 2026. Fighting in Jonglei state between government and opposition forces since late December has displaced 280,000 people according to the United Nations.
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