Southern Sudanese soldiers from the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) sit on top of a tank during celebrations in Juba on Tuesday to mark the 26th anniversary of the outbreak of the Sudanese civil war. Sudanese Vice-President Salva Kiir warned that the 2005 peace deal that ended Sudan's 22-year civil war was "seriously threatened" by growing levels of violence
(photos: AFP)

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