Communities

Inter-communal Violence in Lakes State. Cueibet County, Tiap Tiap Payam, Malual, Cum and Buor Villages

At the locations noted above, groups of armed cattle keepers from Pagor and Tiap Tiap clashed. 10 cattle keepers were killed and 17 wounded as a result of the fighting. This is the third cattle raid recorded between these communities since the beginning of April and is likely a response to the ...

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9 killed, 450 cows raided in fresh inter-communal clashes in Boma

At least nine people were killed and about 450 cows raided in inter-communal clashes in Jebel Boma County of South Sudan’s Boma State on Friday, an official said. Natabo Abraham Nyitaak, Boma state local government minister told Radio Tamazuj Monday that the clashes started when armed youth fr ...

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Over 400 cattle raided from Western Lakes

Armed youth from Eastern Lakes State raided 445 herds of cattle from the Pakam community in Paloch County of Western Lakes State last Thursday, a local official said. The minister for information in Western Lakes State, Majak Isaac Ror told Radio Tamazuj that the incident occurred prior to the Weste ...

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17 killed, 10 injured in Boma inter-communal clashes

At least 17 people were killed, 10 wounded and 104 others are reported missing in inter-communal clashes in parts of South Sudan’s Boma State since last week Thursday, an official said. Boma State local government minister Natabo Abraham Nyitaak told Radio Tamazuj that the clashes which ...

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One killed, another injured in Logiri attack as tensions heighten

A group of armed men on Wednesday attacked a cattle camp in Logiri Village of Torit County, killing one person. Torit county commissioner Fermo Peter Isara told Radio Tamazuj that one person was injured during the attack by seven people. “The same bullet injured these people. It killed t ...

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More than 50 injured in inter-clan fighting at Kakuma camp

More than 50 South Sudanese refugees were injured in inter-clan clashes at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya’s Turkana County on Sunday, zonal leader said. According to local camp officials, the clashes erupted on Sunday after a reconciliation meeting was postponed between the feuding Anok and ...

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5 injured in inter-communal violence in Aweil State

At least five people were injured in inter-communal violence in Wathmuok area of Aweil state over the weekend. According to Aweil state spokesperson Joseph Lual Deng, the conflict erupted when the Ajak and Kongdeer communities disagreed over the establishment of Ajak Centre County headquarters in Wa ...

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Two killed, three wounded in Tonj State cattle raid

Authorities in Tonj State say at least two people were killed and three others injured during a cattle raid in the state on Friday. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj the state information minister William Wol Mayom said an armed group allegedly from neighboring Wau State attacked Bolkok Village of Wanhalel ...

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50 killed in Boma cattle raid

At least 50 people were killed and 26 others injured in cattle raids in South Sudan’s Boma State, an official said. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj on Wednesday, Boma State minister of local government Natabo Abraham Nyitaak said the ongoing clashes started on Tuesday when armed Murle youth attacked ...

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3 killed in separate attacks in Jonglei State

At least three people were killed and another one injured in two separate incidents in Duk Panyang County of South Sudan’s Jonglei State over the weekend, a local official said on Monday. Speaking to Radio Tamazuj, Duk Pagak County commissioner James Yien Jal said on Sunday that two people wer ...