The shadow of violence hung over South Sudan throughout 2014 as fighting that erupted in Juba in December 2013 spread around the country. Numerous peace deals were signed, but almost immediately broken, and by the end of the year, the violence was still seething.
A Look Back at 2014 in South Sudan
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A displaced South Sudanese woman carries a plastic jerry can with water in the United Nations camp that has become home to thousands of displaced people in Malakal, South Sudan, Feb. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Ilya Gridneff)
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A U.N. peacekeeper stands guard at the U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base in Malakal, where thousands of civilians have sought shelter.
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Children living at the UNMISS compound in Malakal hang around near a UNICEF tent. There are no schools at the UNMISS base, and the schools in town are shut.
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A man looks at what remains of a house in Malakal, South Sudan.