Thousands of civilians fled the South Sudan town of Akobo after the army issued a forced evacuation order Friday to clear the way for a military offensive, marking the latest deterioration of the country's fragile 2018 peace agreement. The evacuation, part of Operation Enduring Peace launched in January, has displaced over 280,000 people across Jonglei state since December, as the UN warned of a possible return to full-scale civil war.
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Thousands of civilians fled the South Sudan town of Akobo after the army issued a forced evacuation order Friday to clear the way for a military offensive, marking the latest deterioration of the country's fragile 2018 peace agreement. The evacuation, part of Operation Enduring Peace launched in January, has displaced over 280,000 people across Jonglei state since December, as the UN warned of a possible return to full-scale civil war.