Updated Dec. 21, 2013 5:20 p.m. ET
NAIROBI, Kenya—Four U.S. service members were wounded Saturday in South Sudan when a group of evacuation aircraft came under fire, U.S. officials said, a stark sign of the tumult overtaking the African nation after a split in its top leadership.
The assault underscored the chaos enveloping South Sudan—the world's youngest country—as the military splits along political and ethnic lines following a purported coup attempt on Dec. 14....
NAIROBI, Kenya—Four U.S. service members were wounded Saturday in South Sudan when a group of evacuation aircraft came under fire, U.S. officials said, a stark sign of the tumult overtaking the African nation after a split in its top leadership.
The assault underscored the chaos enveloping South Sudan—the world's youngest country—as the military splits along political and ethnic lines following a purported coup attempt on Dec. 14....