The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. December 19, 2013 South Sudan Violence Fears of Civil War ---------------------------------------- Growing violence in South Sudan is raising fears of a civil war. Around 500 people have been killed and thousands displaced in fighting between government forces and troops loyal to a rival general. Rebel forces seized control of the flashpoint town of Bor earlier today. .