UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday blacklisted six rival generals in South Sudan for "fuelling the ongoing conflict and contributing to the devastating humanitarian crisis" in the world's newest state, the United States said.
The men, three from either side of South Sudan's conflict, are the first to be listed by the Security Council's South Sudan sanctions committee, which operates by consensus. They are now subjected to a global travel ban and asset freeze.
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