JUBA, South Sudan, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The African Union on Tuesday announced it will establish a war crimes court for South Sudan, which has since 2013 been locked in a civil war that has killed thousands.
The BBC quoted AU officials as saying an inquiry showed both rebel and government forces have committed atrocities in the 21-month-old conflict, which began when President Salva Kiir accused his former deputy, Riek Machar, of plotting a coup. Machar denied the charge but then led a rebellion against the Kiir government.