U.S. President Barack Obama (C) holds a meeting on South Sudan and counterterrorism issues with African heads of state at his hotel in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia July 27, 2015. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - South Sudan's warring factions may face further international pressure if they do not reach a peace deal by Aug. 17, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Monday, ahead of talks with east African leaders to study penalties if the deadline is not met.
Options discussed by those leaders ranged from applying sanctions to sending in a "regional intervention force," a U.S. official told reporters after the meeting.
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