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South Sudan, rebels sign cease-fire

By ELIAS MESERETJASON STRAZIUSO
Published January 24, 2014 12:29am ET
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South Sudan, rebels sign cease-fire
FILE - In this Sunday, Jan 12, 2014 file photo, South Sudanese government forces from the "Lion division" cheer their recent victory, after government forces on Friday retook from rebel forces the provincial capital of Bentiu, in Unity State, South Sudan. South Sudan's government and rebels fighting against it have signed Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014 a cessation of hostilities agreement in Addis Ababa that should at the least put a pause to five weeks of warfare that has claimed thousands of lives and uprooted a half million people since fighting began Dec. 15 between the government and supporters of former Vice President Riek Machar. (AP Photo/Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin, File) | Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — South Sudan’s government and rebels signed a cease-fire deal Thursday that leaders hope will put a pause to five weeks of warfare that has killed thousands of soldiers and civilians.

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