The Hill: American journalist killed in South Sudan

By The Hill.

Published Aug. 27, 2017 at 11:51 am

Peacekeeper troops from Ethiopia and deployed in the United Nations (UN) Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) patrol at night in Abyei town, Abyei state, on Dec. 14, 2016.

Photo by AFP

An American journalist was killed Saturday in the country of South Sudan during fighting between rebel and government forces, according to multiple news reports.

Reuters reported Saturday that Christopher Allen, 26, was killed Saturday along with 18 others during fighting between government troops and rebels in Yei River state. Both sides claimed that fighting was initiated by the other side, and neither side took credit for killing Allen, who was wearing a jacket marked “PRESS.”