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The United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on six generals accused of fueling ongoing fighting in South Sudan. The generals, three each from each side of the conflict, will face global travel bans and asset freezes. The sanctions comes just days after a UN report alleged that government troops had gang raped and burned alive women and girls in the oil rich Unity State, during an offensive against rebel troops. Akshaya Kumar is Sudan and South Sudan Policy Analyst at the Enough Project. (PICTURE Fighters from the Sudanese Rapid Support Forces sit on an armed vehicle Credit:ASHRAF SHAZLY/AFP/Getty Images)