On Wednesday , South Sudan 's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said order had been restored in the country , adding that government forces were in charge and flights had resumed at Juba International Airport . NEW : President Barack Obama warns fighting could push South Sudan back into its past . The United Nations says the conflict has killed more than 10,000 people and displaced nearly 2 million since it erupted in December 2008. Unknown assailants attack a U.N. base in Africa 's newest nation . Rebels have taken the town of Bor , government officials say . Human Rights Watch says it has reports of people being targeted for their ethnicity .
NEW : President Barack Obama warns fighting could push South Sudan back into its past . The United Nations says the conflict has killed more than 10,000 people and displaced nearly 2 million since it erupted in December 2008. Unknown assailants attack a U.N. base in Africa 's newest nation . Rebels have taken the town of Bor , government officials say . Human Rights Watch says it has reports of people being targeted for their ethnicity .