WASHINGTON: The United States on Sunday evacuated its citizens from Bor, the capital of South Sudan's Jonglei state engulfed in armed conflicts, after a failed attempt a day earlier.

American citizens and nationals from U.S. partner nations were lifted from Bor to Juba, South Sudan's capital, on UN and U.S. civilian helicopters, State Department spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki said in a statement.

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