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At least 4 killed in Wau gunfire

At least four people have been killed and three others wounded in a fighting that broke out in Jebel Kheir area in Wau State on Saturday afternoon. Eye witnesses say the fight was started by two soldiers in a local pub, who went shooting indiscriminately. Some of the victims include 2 brothers and a ...

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UN agency vehicle stopped by Cobra faction

According to reports, Cobra faction elements stopped a UN Agency contracted vehicle in Gumuruk between the Juba - Pibor road at around 11:30hrs. A generator, some water tanks and a concrete mixer were taken by the Cobra faction elements but were later recovered.

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INGO staff harassed by armed men

According to reports, a group of five armed men claiming to be CID officers entered the offices of an INGO in Hai Malakal. Upon entering the compound's premises, they proceeded to harass and threaten the INGO staff. The armed men looked through the registrations of vehicles a ...

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Gov’t helicopters hovered over Wau town after reported clashes (government violation)

Three military helicopters were seen at Wau Airport in South Sudan’s Western Bahr al Ghazal state on Wednesday 6.4.2016 after reports of clashes between government soldiers and armed opposition forces on Monday, several eyewitnesses said. The witnesses told Radio Tamazuj two military ...

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2 brothers killed, sister wounded by SPLA soldiers in Wau

Two brothers were shot and killed and their sister wounded by two members of the SPLA in Wau town in South Sudan’s Western Bahr al Ghazal state over the weekend.The wounded sister, called Julie, told Radio Tamazuj that she was shot in the leg by one of SPLA soldiers outside their house at Bagg ...

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One killed, dozens injured at a UN camp in South Sudan

March 20, 2016 (JUBA) - One person died and over 50 were wounded when fighting broke out between angry youths at a United Nations protection of civilian camp in Juba, South Sudan.People gather at a makeshift camp for displaced people at a UN compound in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, on 22 Decem ...

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Journalist Afandy disappears, again

The family of Joseph Afandy, a journalist who was working for the al-Thabeer newspaper says he has gone missing, again.This comes few weeks after he was released from detention.His father, Joseph Deng says the family last saw Mr Afandy on Friday.“I don’t know what happened to him,” ...

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5 killed in clashes in W Bahr al Ghazal

A least five people were killed and several houses burned during clashes between government forces and armed men at Bisselia area in Wau County of South Sudan’s Western Bahr al Ghazal State, a senior opposition member said. Peter Tingo, a member of the SPLM-IO advance team in Juba, told R ...

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IDP feared kidnapped near UN base in Juba

An internally displaced person was abducted by security agents near the UN Protection of Civilians Site in South Sudan’s capital Juba on Sunday, a camp leader said.Duom Kubuong, a community leader in the camp predominantly occupied by the Nuer tribe, told Radio Tamazuj that IDP Gatluak Ju ...

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10 civilians killed as government forces attack Leer County

At least 10 civilians were killed during a Thursday morning attack by the Sudan People’s Liberation Army on the Leer area of Unity state, according to Rial Gatdet Weil, the information secretary of the rebel-appointed state government.