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 severely malnourished child lies on the bed at a hospital in Bentiu, South Sudan, run by medial charity Doctors Without Borders, on July 3, 2014.
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A South Sudanese government soldier stands with others near their vehicles, after government forces on Friday retook from rebel forces the provincial capital of Bentiu, in Unity State, South Sudan, Sunday, Jan 12, 2014.
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Rebel soldiers patrol and protect civilians as the civilians walk through flooded areas to reach a makeshift camp for the displaced situated in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) base in the town of Bentiu, South
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Slain bodies of civilians lie along a road in Bentiu, Unity state of South Sudan.