More than 100 fighters loyal to South Sudan’s sacked vice-president have been found “in extremely bad shape”by the UN in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The soldiers who had crossed into DR Congo, had been present in an space across the Garamba Nationwide Park by UN peacekeepers, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric stated.
They had suffered principally from strolling in troublesome terrain and having no entry to meals.
They have been evacuated by helicopter to receive medical treatment.
Fighting between rival forces in July left hundreds of people dead less than a year after a peace deal was signed.
Mr Machar, who had joined a unity government, fled – and was also aided by the UN in DR Congo a few weeks ago.
Mr Machar returned to Juba in April but battles then broke out between his bodyguards and presidential guards in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, in July.
Mr Machar fled Juba in the wake of the July clashes and was later dismissed as vice-president.
President Kiir has now agreed to the deployment of 4000 UN soldiers in Juba. This was a key request of Mr Machar, who stated he needed a impartial pressure to ensure his security. However US officers at the moment are saying that they don’t imagine Mr Machar ought to return to his put up.
South Sudan has suffered more than two years of civil war since gaining independence from Sudan in 2011.
Political differences between Mr Machar and President Salva Kiir ignited a civil war in December 2013 – and they only agreed to settle their differences under intense international pressure, signing a peace deal in August 2015.