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10. La même nuit, des combats ont opposé des individus et factions Nuer et Dinka de la garde présidentielle. Dans la matinée du 16 décembre 2013, le Président Kiir a prononcé un discours à la nation, précisant que les combats, qui s’étaient poursuivis toute la nuit, étaient le résultat d'une tentative de coup d’Etat manquée du Dr.
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10. On that same night, fighting broke out between Nuer and Dinka individuals and factions of the Presidential Guard. President Salva Kiir gave a public address on the morning of 16 December 2013, stating that fighting, which continued through the night, was a result of a failed coup attempt by Dr. Riek Machar and the disgruntled SPLM leadership. This group has denied any involvement in any coup, claiming that the fighting was a result of a one-sided disarmament of the Nuers in the Presidential Guard. On 16 December 2013, a number of SPLM leaders were arrested, and five more, including Dr. Riek Machar and former Governor of Unity state, Taban Deng Gai, were declared wanted in connection with a failed coup attempt. Both escaped Juba, claiming that their lives were at stake. The fighting spread to other elements of the armed forces. This escalated into an ethnic conflict and pogrom, which resulted in the deaths of many soldiers and civilians in Juba and elsewhere.
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